The winner of the Smithsonian Ingenuity Award for technology hopes to launch a revolution with his spaceship and electric car. … As if the space and cars weren't enough to tackle, Musk is simultaneously trying to revolutionize the energy industry as well. He is the biggest … Except that Musk, put simply, is a little bit weird and always has been. What appears brash self-confidence is simply precocious intelligence and a strangely literal mind mixed with a deep urge to change the world. …

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