Questa è una listo piuttosto corposa (siamo a quasi 100 libri) che il nostro bel Elon ha consigliato e/o citato nell'arco delle varie interviste. Gli ho raggruppati per categorie, ma come sappiamo i libri che ci aiutano a evolvere non sono mai inquadrabili in una sola categoria.
preso da qui: https://mostrecommendedbooks.com/elon-musk-books - Non ancora finito
Contenuti
- Fantascienza & Fantasy
- Romanzi in Generale
- Futuro & Intelligenza Artificiale
- Max Tegmark - Life 3.0
- Superintelligence - Paths, Dangers, Strategies
- Deep Learning
- If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens … Where is Everybody? Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life
- Our Final Invention - Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era
- Human Compatible - Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
- Mindset / Strategia / Politica / Psicologia
- Business
- Scienza, Astronomia & Ingegneria
- The Selfish Gene
- Structures - Or Why Things Don't Fall Down
- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
- Ignition! - An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants
- Modern Engineering for Design of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines
- The Big Picture - On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
- The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe - How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake
- Biografie
- Catherine the Great - Portrait of a Woman
- Stalin - The Court of the Red Tsar
- Benjamin Franklin - An American Life
- A Woman Makes a Plan - Advice for a Lifetime of Adventure, Beauty, and Success
- Howard Hughes - His Life and Madness
- Twelve Against the Gods - The Story of Adventure
- Steve Jobs
- Liftoff - Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
- Masters of Doom - How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- Storia & Filosofia
- The Story of Civilization (11 books)
- The Age of Napoleon - The Story of Civilization, Book 11
- The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World - From Marathon to Waterloo
- Das Kapital - A Critique of Political Economy
- Atlas Shrugged
- Storm of Steel
- Ernst Jünger
- The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
- The Wealth of Nations -
- Abbiamo parlato di:
Fantascienza & Fantasy
Dune (tutti e 6 books)
Frank Herbert
Musk dice del libro: "Brilliant. [The author] advocates placing limits on machine intelligence." - Elon Musk
A Song Of Ice And Fire (5 books)
George R. R. Martin
Musk dice del libro: "Best books in recent years imo are Iain Banks & George Martin." - Elon Musk
Culture (10 books)
Iain M. Banks
Musk dice del libro: "Compelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic about AI." - Elon Musk
Foundation (7 books)
Isaac Asimov
Musk dice del libro: "[This series is] fundamental to [the] creation of SpaceX." - Elon Musk
Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein
Musk dice del libro: "I like [this book], although it kind of goes off the rails at the end." - Elon Musk
The Lord of the Rings (4 books)
J.R.R. Tolkien
Musk dice del libro: "I know it's cliche, but [this] is my favorite book ever." - Elon Musk
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
Musk dice del libro: "A book of philosophy disguised as a silly humor book." - Elon Musk
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
Robert A. Heinlein
Musk dice del libro: One of Elon Musk's favorite books about space.
Starhammer
Christopher B. Rowley
Musk dice del libro: "A bit more obscure." - Elon Musk
The Stainless Steel Rat
Harry Harrison
Musk dice del libro: "A bit more obscure." - Elon Musk
The Machine Stops
E. M. Forster
Musk dice del libro: "Worth reading." - Elon Musk
Romanzi in Generale
Acts of Love
Talulah Riley
Musk dice del libro: "All characters – even those based on real people – are entirely fictional…" - Elon Musk
Waiting for Godot - A Tragicomedy in Two Acts
Samuel Beckett
Musk dice del libro: "Have recently come to appreciate the awesome, absurdist humor of [this book]." - Elon Musk
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
Musk dice del libro: "Must admit to liking [this book]. Sad, romantic and beautifully named." - Elon Musk
Daemon
Daniel Suarez
Musk dice del libro: "A great read." - Elon Musk
Futuro & Intelligenza Artificiale
Max Tegmark - Life 3.0
Musk dice del libro: "A compelling guide to the challenges and choices in our quest for a great future of life, intelligence and consciousness—on Earth and beyond." - Elon Musk
Superintelligence - Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Nick Bostrom
Musk dice del libro: "Worth reading [this book]. We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes." - Elon Musk
Deep Learning
Ian Goodfellow
Musk dice del libro: "Written by three experts in the field, [this book] is the only comprehensive book on the subject." - Elon Musk
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens … Where is Everybody? Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life
Stephen Webb
Musk dice del libro: "Great book. Read it when it came out." - Elon Musk
Our Final Invention - Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era
James Barrat
Musk dice del libro: "Worth reading." - Elon Musk
Human Compatible - Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
Stuart Russell
Musk dice del libro: "Worth reading." - Elon Musk
Mindset / Strategia / Politica / Psicologia
On War
Carl von Clausewitz
Musk dice del libro: "There should be a chapter saying 'if you have a decisive technology advantage, you can actually win with minimal casualties.'" - Elon Musk
Merchants of Doubt - How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
Naomi Oreskes
Musk dice del libro: "Worth reading [this book]. Same who tried to deny smoking deaths are denying climate change." - Elon Musk
Lying
Sam Harris
Musk dice del libro: "Excellent cover art and lots of good reasons not to lie!" - Elon Musk
The Art Of War
Sun Tzu
Musk dice del libro: "I've read [this book] many times." - Elon Musk
Business
Screw Business As Usual - Turning Capitalism into a Force for Good
Richard Branson
Musk dice del libro: "This approach should be taken to heart by all, as it really is the smart move." - Elon Musk
Zero to One - Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
Peter Thiel
Musk dice del libro: "[This author] has built multiple breakthrough companies, and [this book] shows how." - Elon Musk
Scienza, Astronomia & Ingegneria
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
Musk dice del libro: "Most people don't realize that the origin of the word 'meme' is [this book]." - Elon Musk
Structures - Or Why Things Don't Fall Down
J. E. Gordon
Musk dice del libro: "Really, really good if you want a primer on structural design." - Elon Musk
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Britannica Editors
Musk dice del libro: "Read through [this book]. I'd recommend that." - Elon Musk
Ignition! - An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants
John Drury Clark
Musk dice del libro: One of Elon Musk's favorite books about space.
Modern Engineering for Design of Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines
Dieter K Huzel
Musk dice del libro: One of Elon Musk's favorite books about space.
The Big Picture - On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
Sean Carroll
Musk dice del libro: "Highly recommend." - Elon Musk
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe - How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake
Steven Novella
Musk dice del libro: "[This] book is ?" - Elon Musk
Biografie
Catherine the Great - Portrait of a Woman
Robert K. Massie
Musk dice del libro: "I know what you're probably thinking … did she really f* a horse?" - Elon Musk
Stalin - The Court of the Red Tsar
Simon Sebag Montefiore
Musk dice del libro: "One of the few books so dark I had to stop reading." - Elon Musk
Benjamin Franklin - An American Life
Walter Isaacson
Musk dice del libro: "A great biography. […] Highly recommended." - Elon Musk
A Woman Makes a Plan - Advice for a Lifetime of Adventure, Beauty, and Success
Maye Musk
Musk dice del libro: "My Mom wrote a book ??." - Elon Musk
Howard Hughes - His Life and Madness
Donald L. Barlett
Musk dice del libro: "A cautionary tale." - Elon Musk
Twelve Against the Gods - The Story of Adventure
William Bolitho
Musk dice del libro: "It's really quite good." - Elon Musk
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson
Musk dice del libro: "Quite interesting." - Elon Musk
Liftoff - Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX
Eric Berger
Musk dice del libro: "Book is accurate." - Elon Musk
Masters of Doom - How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
David Kushner
Musk dice del libro: "A great book." - Elon Musk
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Musk dice del libro: "Really good." - Elon Musk
Storia & Filosofia
The Story of Civilization (11 books)
Will & Ariel Durant
Musk dice del libro: "The first books are a little dry. Gets much better when Ariel is co-author." - Elon Musk
e nello specifico:
The Age of Napoleon - The Story of Civilization, Book 11
Will & Ariel Durant
Musk dice del libro: "An amazing book." - Elon Musk
The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World - From Marathon to Waterloo
Edward Shepherd Creasy
Musk dice del libro: "Insightful analysis, ensconced in eloquent prose." - Elon Musk
Das Kapital - A Critique of Political Economy
Karl Marx
Musk dice del libro: "Read [this book] when I was 14." - Elon Musk
Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand
Musk dice del libro: "A counterpoint to communism and useful as such, but should be tempered with kindness." - Elon Musk
Storm of Steel
Ernst Jünger
Musk dice del libro: "Intense. Great book." - Elon Musk
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
Musk dice del libro: "[The author]'s famous book." - Elon Musk
The Wealth of Nations -
Adam Smith
Musk dice del libro: "Adam Smith FTW obv." - Elon Musk
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