Thursday, January 5, 2017
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
The Visionary- Elon Musk
If you haven't heard of Elon Musk- founder of the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, you must have hidden somewhere veeeeeery deep underground for last two decades. However, even if you know who is he, you probably don't know much about his history.
Elon Musk was born in South Africa in 1971. He spent his early childhood with his brother Kimbal and sister Tosca.
Being 10, the introverted Elon developed an interest in computers. During that time, his parents got divorced. Young Musk taught himself how to program, and when he was 12 he made his first software- a game called Blastar.
In 1989, he moved to Canada (his mother was Canadian) to attend Queen’s University and avoid mandatory service in the South African military, but he left in 1992 to study business and physics at the University of Pennsylvania.
“I don’t have an issue with serving in the military per se, but serving in the South African army suppressing black people just didn’t seem like a really good way to spend time.” said Musk.
He graduated with an undergraduate degree in economics and stayed for a second bachelor’s degree in physics.
After leaving Penn, Elon Musk headed to Stanford University in California to pursue a Ph.D in energy physics. However, his move was timed perfectly with the Internet boom, and he dropped out of Stanford after just two days.
He launched his first company, Zip2 Corporation right away. An online city guide, Zip2 was soon providing content for the new Web sites of both the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune, and in 1999, a division of Compaq Computer Corporation bought Zip2 for $307 million in cash and $34 million in stock options. Later on Must developed an interest in space and "clean" energy, which eventually led to setting up SpaceX as well as Tesla Motors.
Do you think he is one of the most successful men on the planet? Let us know and comment below!
Elon Musk was born in South Africa in 1971. He spent his early childhood with his brother Kimbal and sister Tosca.
Being 10, the introverted Elon developed an interest in computers. During that time, his parents got divorced. Young Musk taught himself how to program, and when he was 12 he made his first software- a game called Blastar.
Musk's first software- game Blastar
In 1989, he moved to Canada (his mother was Canadian) to attend Queen’s University and avoid mandatory service in the South African military, but he left in 1992 to study business and physics at the University of Pennsylvania.
“I don’t have an issue with serving in the military per se, but serving in the South African army suppressing black people just didn’t seem like a really good way to spend time.” said Musk.
He graduated with an undergraduate degree in economics and stayed for a second bachelor’s degree in physics.
After leaving Penn, Elon Musk headed to Stanford University in California to pursue a Ph.D in energy physics. However, his move was timed perfectly with the Internet boom, and he dropped out of Stanford after just two days.
He launched his first company, Zip2 Corporation right away. An online city guide, Zip2 was soon providing content for the new Web sites of both the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune, and in 1999, a division of Compaq Computer Corporation bought Zip2 for $307 million in cash and $34 million in stock options. Later on Must developed an interest in space and "clean" energy, which eventually led to setting up SpaceX as well as Tesla Motors.
Do you think he is one of the most successful men on the planet? Let us know and comment below!
Coachella- The Hottest Music Festival
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, or just Coachella, is one of the best music festivals in the US.
Coachella is held annualy in a small town called Indio in Southern California's Colorado Desert region. Its origins might be traced back to a 1993 Pearl Jam concert.
1993 was a year that several bands started speaking out about what they considered to be ridiculously high processing fees that Ticketmaster was adding to every ticket they sold. Pearl Jam was one of the bands at the time, and in protest they deliberately sought out a venue that wasn’t controlled by Ticketmaster. This brought them to the Empire Polo Club in Indio.
Once Pearl Jam proved the venue could work, and it allowed the inaugural Coachella Festival to be held in October 1999 over two days, just three months after the disastrous Woodstock '99. After no event was held in 2000, Coachella returned on an annual basis beginning in April 2001 as a single-day event. In 2002, the festival reverted to a two-day format. Coachella was expanded to a third day in 2007 and eventually a second weekend in 2012; it is currently held on consecutive three-day weekends in April, with each weekend having identical lineups.
In 2017 there are is going to be held yet another Coachella, which certainly might blow your mind. The variety of artist is high and everyone can find something for themselves. Let us know if you agree in the comment below. Below you can find the lineup
The King of Youth
Richard Steven Valenzuela born on May 13, 1941 was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement.
In 1958 "The Little Richard of San Fernando" was seen by Bob Keane, the owner of small record label Del-Fi Records in Hollywood at a movie theater in San Fernando. Impressed by the performance, he invited Richard to his small recording studio in his basement. After the first audition the musician took the name "Ritchie" to become unique and shortened his surname to "Valens" in order to widen his appeal beyond any obvious ethnic group.
After several songwiriting and demo recording sessions Ritchie entered the studio with a full band. The first songs recorded at Gold Star Studios were "Come on, Let's Go" and "Framed". In the autumn of 1958, Valens quit high school to concentrate on his great career.
Ritchie had a fear of flying due to a freak accident where several of his friends were injured and killed. He eventually overcame his fear for his career. After the February 2, 1959, performance in Clear Lake (which ended around midnight), Holly, Richardson and Valens flew in a small plane that Holly had chartered. Valens was on the plane because he won a coin toss with Buddy Holly's backup guitarist. Just after 1:00 AM on February 3, 1959, the plane crashed a few minutes after takeoff for reasons still unknown. As with Holly and Richardson, Valens suffered massive and unsurvivable head injuries along with blunt force trauma to the chest. At 17, Valens was the youngest to die in the crash. The day of his death was called "The Day the Music Died".
His recording career lasted only eight months. Can you imagine what would have happened if he had lived longer?
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