Musk, the world's richest man, has another title of "Member of the American Academy of Engineering."
On February 10, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) released the list of additional academicians of the National Academy of Engineering in 2021, of which Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk were selected.
In response to this news, Musk forwarded the NAE Twitter article and expressed "ten thousand thanks" .
As for why, NAE wrote that SpaceX founder, CEO, and principal engineer, Musk, made breakthroughs in the design, engineering, manufacturing, and operation of reusable launch vehicles and sustainable transportation and energy systems.
It is reported that a total of 111 academicians and 22 foreign academicians were selected this time. In addition to Musk, there are Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Gray Denise, president of LG Energy Solutions Michigan, and McDonald John, head of Geelectric's smart grid business.
The National Academy of Engineering is the highest academic community in the U.S. engineering community and one of the four national academic institutions in the United States. Elected to the National Academy of Engineering, it is the highest honor for American engineers.
In addition, in addition to winning this honor, Musk's contribution to electric vehicles is also indispensable, as a leader in the electric vehicle industry, Tesla led by Musk released the first model roadest, bringing electric vehicles into the public vision for the first time.
In 2021, Tesla delivered a total of 936,172 electric vehicles, accounting for 14.4% of the global electric vehicle market, and is the world's highest vehicle sales company.
