Timeline
Elon Musk.
1971.Born in Pretoria, South Africa, June 28
1983.Designed a computer game and sold it for
$500
1989.Moved to Canada, in part to avoid a
compulsory military service in South Africa
1990.Began studying at the Queen’s Univer-
sity in Ontario
1992.Moved to the US to study at the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania
1995.Began a graduate program in applied physics
and materials science at the Stanford Univer-
sity. Left Stanford after two days and founded
Zip2
1999.Compaq’s Altavista division acquired Zip2.
Founded X.com
2000.X.com acquired Confinity in a 50/50 merger.
Married Justine Wilson. Left X.com as CEO
2001.X.com changed its name to PayPal. Es-
tablished the Musk Foundation to provide grants
for renewable energy, space, and medical re-