Recently, the National Academy of Engineering of the United States announced a new phase of the election list, a total of 111 academicians and 22 foreign academicians, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology Fang Daining was selected as a foreign academician. One of the most interesting is the selection of Elon Musk. Musk, one of the most influential global innovation leaders after Jobs, at the helm of innovation companies in many cutting-edge fields, including Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink and many other cutting-edge innovation companies, is also the richest man on the planet. Musk said on social media, "I usually describe myself as an engineer. It's basically something I've been doing since I was a kid. ”
But to be elected to the National Academy of Engineering is still impressive. Even Musk's highest degree is only an undergraduate degree.
Like other countries, the National Academy of Engineering is the highest academic community in the U.S. engineering community and one of the four major national academic institutions in the United States. This time Musk was selected, and the core of the reason was recognized as an achievement of SpaceX. As the CEO and chief engineer of SpaceX, Musk is believed to have achieved breakthroughs in the reusability of rockets and the design and manufacture of new energy systems.
Why do you think Musk was elected to the U.S. Academy of Engineering?
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