Author: Paul Ratner / Source: Big Think
- Neil deGrasse Tyson shares why he places Elon Musk above other tech luminaries.
- Musk is trying to transform the future of humanity, according to Tyson.
- Musk’s endeavors are much more than just creating a new app, argues the astrophysicist.
We love our tech heroes, the prophets of the latest and greatest machinery that transforms our lives faster and faster with each new invention.
But who among the luminaries of our times that range from Apple’s Steve Jobs to Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook or Microsoft’s Bill Gates is the most important?The renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson answered this loaded question in an interview with CNBC. His pick – Elon Musk, the quintessential tech entrepreneur of our times, who founded Tesla Motors, SpaceX, The Boring Company, and Neuralink among other game-changing companies.
This breadth of Musk’s endeavors is what Tyson appreciates over other tech influencers – Tyson says that Elon is “trying to invent a future” and not just “the next app”.
“As important as Steve Jobs was, no doubt about it — [and] you have to add him to Bill Gates, because they…
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