Posted on 02/12/2026 9:34:18 AM PST by SmokingJoe
.@ElonMusk named No. 1 on the #Forbes250 Greatest Innovators list.
See who else is in the Top 10: forbes.com/sites/alexknap… (Photo: Martin Schoeller)
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Duh . . .
Not Al Gore? LOL
Five thousand inventions in limbo and under “secrecy orders” at the US Patent Office - Jon Rappoport.
The list was compiled by tapping Forbes beat reporters for nominations (nearly 1,000 candidates), then evaluating based on impact, scale of disruption, and ability to bring innovations to market profitably.
Elon Musk tops the list at #1.
FORBES explicitly highlights #ElonMusk’s unparalleled track record as the only person in history to have founded (or grown from nearly nothing) five companies, each achieving multibillion-dollar valuations and operating in entirely different industries:
Tesla (electric vehicles and sustainable energy)
SpaceX (space exploration and rockets)
Neuralink (brain-machine interfaces)
xAI (artificial intelligence)
The Boring Company (infrastructure and tunneling)
This feat sets him apart historically—no one else has scaled such diverse, high-impact ventures across sectors like automotive, aerospace, neurotechnology, AI, and infrastructure. His work is seen as transforming entire industries and pushing the boundaries of what's possible, fueling economic and technological progress in line with the “American Dream” theme of the series.
I heard that the honor was offered to Al Gore, but he turned it down.
There was no money in it.
Musk got his start by creating PAYPAL.
Used by millions to buy stuff on line without having to give out credit card # to sellers.
Paging AOC.
He is not the correct choice. AI is dominant, and his role in that was very minor.
NO CONTEST
Wait til you see his plans for the moon.
Tesla was named after Nikola...who invented AC....and changed the world. Elon said Nikola never got the prestige he deserved. There are a couple awesome statues in Niagara falls of Nikola. Google and enjoy.
He’s for sure in the running
Ideas
Focus
Ability to pick and manage great people
He has this in spades
Truly a great man in this way
Space X is the big hit to me
AI could be too
And he freed the internet and our ability to communicate their and access info
Truly incredible
Providential and fortuitous
He’s why Zuck and Bezos etc moved to center center right
Now if he could create a new Google YouTube and Wikipedia
He and Thiele and perv Reid Hoffman I think
His very first success was a mapping app that he made around 10m on he rolled into PayPal
He goes all in
Elon even has an eye for the ladies like Franklin exhibited in Paris.
I am glad they chose Elon Musk.
Nope, thankfully.
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