Why is Elon Musk known as the real-life Iron Man?
Did you know that the Marvel superhero Iron Man (also known as Tony Stark) was inspired by real-life scientist Elon Musk? Just like in the Iron Man movies Tony Stark uses his scientific knowledge to defeat evil villains, Elon Musk uses his scientific knowledge to solve some of the biggest problems in the world today (fun fact - Elon Musk even appears in the Iron Man movies!).
Musk is an entrepreneur who has started some of the most successful companies in the world today. Let’s take a look at some of his work!
Tesla
Cars cause a lot of pollution. That’s because most cars run on petrol, which is harmful to the environment. Tesla is a company that makes cars that run on solar energy. It also makes batteries that run fans, lights, and other things around the house run on solar power. Solar power causes no pollution and is good for the environment.
SpaceX
Musk created a company called SpaceX which is one of the biggest private space companies in the world. At SpaceX, regular people like you and me can hire rockets to travel to space. SpaceX also develops reusable rockets which makes space travel cheaper. Musk hopes SpaceX will be advanced enough to create a human society on Mars one day.
Neuralink
We all know that our brains give us the ability to think and function in the world. People who suffer from brain injuries or diseases suffer a lot because their brain is unable to work properly. Musk has created a company called Neuralink which plans to put computer chips into such people’s brains and help them regain some or all of their lost abilities.
