[Fresh Wind]

It was a stupid idea with no chance of working, and the fact that he would even suggest such a thing puts in question his ability as an engineer, his judgment, and his intelligence.

All true, except Musk is not an engineer.

[Moonman62]

In addition to showing that thoughtful risk taking while sharing ASME’s vision of “applying engineering knowledge for improving the quality of life”, Musk illustrates that an engineer’s work and business know-how can lead to amazing results. Musk also embodies the kind of engineering leadership that is needed as organizations, industry, and governments work together to tackle the interrelated issues of energy, climate, and poverty. For the early career engineer to grow into their roles as our next generation of leaders tackling these issues, we are fortunate to have innovative role models like Elon Musk.

https://www.asme.org/career-education/early-career-engineers/me-today/engineer-in-focus-elon-musk

[Ozark Tom]

MBA Wharton-UPenn

B.S. Physics-UPenn

Accepted to Stanford PhD. program for Applied Physics and Materials Science. Entrepreneurial bug won out.

Doesn’t hold Engineering sheepskin. Neither did Steve Jobs.