While fear of artificial intelligence and modern technology grows over concerns about job displacement, misinformation and safety, the author behind "The Book of Elon: A Guide to Purpose and Success" credits Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s curiosity and contrarianism with helping him tackle new frontiers in engineering and automation.Author Eric Jorgenson sat down with Fox News Digital to discuss Musk's unique worldview, his work ethic and how Jorgenson believes the former senior adviser to the president is driven more by mission than money.Musk was recently tapped by War Secretary Pete Hegseth to help the Pentagon determine which weapons and technologies American troops will need to fight future wars.AMERICA DIDN’T GIVE ELON MUSK A TRILLION DOLLARS.HE EARNED EVERY PENNYJorgenson says he reviewed millions of words, interviews and public appearances to identify the ideas that shaped Musk’s approach to building companies.
(Nikolas Lanum/Fox News Digital)"He's driven by this bigger mission of understanding more about the universe, of building new things that help us reach new frontiers, new places and continue to expand and protect humanity," Jorgenson said, noting Musk’s building of two trillion-dollar companies in the last 25 years and how he takes a longer-range perspective when it comes to financial returns and decision-making."All of his projects are really fueled by his fundamental worldview, what he calls the philosophy of curiosity.He believes that all these answers are out in the universe, and we're just sort of surrounded by mysteries, and science and engineering and technological progress is this method of understanding and learning more about the universe," Jorgenson said.
"…If you see his life's work through that lens, it starts to make a lot more sense."In the book, which Jorgenson said he worked on for years, the author focuses on "collecting the wisdom of titans of tech." He also examines Musk's five-step engineering process, known as "the ...