On February 10, local time, according to the official website of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), a total of 111 academicians and 22 foreign academicians were newly elected, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO and billionaire Elon Musk were among them.
Data chart: Tesla and SpaceX CEO and billionaire Elon Musk.
Musk was chosen because of his breakthroughs in the design, engineering, manufacturing and operation of reusable launch vehicles and sustainable transportation and energy systems, according to the National Academy of Engineering.
In response, Musk responded on social media that "thank you very much!" ”
The official website of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced the list of newly elected academicians, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk were among them. Max responded by saying he was very grateful. Image source: Screenshot posted on Musk's social media account.
NaE said being inducted into the National Academy of Engineering is one of the highest professional honors awarded to engineers. The Academy awards awards to those who have made "outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice, or education, including, where appropriate, to the engineering literature," as well as to "persons who have made pioneering work in emerging technologies and made significant contributions in traditional engineering fields," among others.
Infographic: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
Up to now, the total number of national engineering in the United States has reached 2388, and the number of foreign academicians has reached 310. Among them, Dr. Zhang Hongjiang, chairman of the Beijing Zhiyuan Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, and Fang Daining, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and chairman of the Chinese Mechanics Society, were also newly elected as academicians of the National Academy of Engineering.
According to reports, the newly elected academicians will be officially selected at the annual meeting of the NAE on October 2, 2022.
According to the latest data from the Forbes Rich List, the wealth of Musk, the world's richest man, is about $256.1 billion, and Forbes News Has reported that Musk's wealth is close to $300 billion, making him the richest man in history.
Image source: Time magazine social media screenshot.
In December 2021, Time magazine named Musk the 2021 "Person of the Year." The New York Times once described Musk as "the most successful and important entrepreneur in the world."
Many years ago, on the podium of the graduation ceremony of the California Institute of Technology, Musk shouted: "Don't let anything get in your way, go and do miracles!" ”