Jawwwn(@jawwwn_):.@elonmusk says the innovators he admires the most are Ben Franklin, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and Henry Ford: "Henry Ford is more awesome than people realize. He basically invented mass manufacturing of complex objects." " Ford created the automotive industry of Earth, really." " He pretty much started what became General Motors and then he got kicked out of that or something. And then started Ford Motor Company and really developed mass manufacturing of complex objects." "And then everyone pretty much copied him." Via @forbes

2026.06.01 15:46

.@elonmusk says the innovators he admires the most are Ben Franklin, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Shakespeare, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and Henry Ford: "Henry Ford is more awesome than people realize. He basically invented mass manufacturing of complex objects." " Ford created the automotive industry of Earth, really." " He pretty much started what became General Motors and then he got kicked out of that or something. And then started Ford Motor Company and really developed mass manufacturing of complex objects." "And then everyone pretty much copied him." Via @forbes

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2026.06.01 15:28

.@elonmusk says he had no mentors. He found his mentors by reading biographies: “Something like Ben Franklin’s autobiography and the biography written by @WalterIsaacson is really good.” “He was an entrepreneur. He started from nothing and was a runaway kid basically. Created his printing business and then over time did science and politics.” “He’s certainly one of the people I most admire.” Via @kevinrose