On the 9th 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, Tesla and SpaceX CEO, billionaire Elon Musk. Musk is among them.
Infographic: Tesla and SpaceX CEO and billionaire 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!" ”
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.
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.
(China News Network)