Even outside of the worlds of technology and research, Elon Musk requires no introduction. Man has had a significant impact on our views of autos, space, science, and others. On the occasion of his 50th birthday, it's a good idea to take a look back at all the crazy but cool things this man has accomplished in the worlds of technology and science.
Elon Musk's company have accomplished a lot in the last decade, from sending his personal sports car into orbit around the sun to developing technology that allows for some form of telepathy. Elon Musk's Tesla put a PS5-grade computer inside the latest Model S sedan, which can play Cyberpunk 2077 as well as the Sony console.
Have a look at the top five contributions Musk made to the worlds of technology and science, both directly and indirectly.
Elon Musk's contribution to technology and science:
Neuralink
Demo of implanting a Neuralink chip
Neuralink has shown promises of a future in which we may control our technology directly with our minds. Implanting a chip in the brain may appear dangerous, but the benefits are larger for persons with disabilities and those seeking Star Trek-levels of tech-based magic.
So far, Neuralink has so far made it possible for a chimp to play video games using its brain. Imagine what this technology could enable us to do once it is ready for human use. The proper 21st-century future we all envisioned is driving a car with your mind or controlling your tv with your thoughts.
Puts a PS5 in a Tesla!
Tesla Model S Plaid in Cyberpunk 2077
The latest Tesla Model S houses an onboard computer that can play games as well as a Sony PlayStation 5. Musk showed one of his people playing Cyberpunk 2077 onboard the Model S' large display, which has 10 TFLOPS of power thanks to AMD's RDNA 2 architecture. It can also play Witcher 3! Waiting for your kids outside the school is no more boring now, right?
Supercharging and Autopilot in Cars
Tesla Model S for 2021
Since we're on the topic of Tesla, we should discuss its autonomous cars. Despite all of the setbacks, Tesla is the only firm that has achieved autonomous driving on a large scale. The idea of a car that can drive itself out of the garage, keep you in the lane, and intelligently avoid traffic falls into the sci-fi category.
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Another technology that has greatly benefited electric vehicles is supercharging. The prospect of charging in under an hour has prompted more people to switch to electric cars than ever before.
Sent a car into Space
Only Elon Musk can think of putting a heavy rocket to the test by sending a car into space! That, too, is his own personal sports car. Musk placed his own red Tesla Roadster on top of the Space Falcon Heavy rocket and launched it into space to test the rocket's payload capacity. Starman, a dummy, is carried by car in an orbit around Mars and the sun. For four hours following the launch, SpaceX transmitted a live feed of Starman in the Tesla, resulting in an absurd view of a car floating in front of our earth.
Starlink
Starlink dish
This isn't quite as crazy as the others, but SpaceX's Starlink has the ability to solve the problem of internet coverage in remote areas. Starlink's Starlink satellites around the Earth's orbit are capable of providing internet connectivity at speeds of up to 150Mbps in its initial test. Latency is expected to reduce in the future, but connectivity speeds are promised to increase.
