Elon Musk, Aerospace executive and Internet entrepreneur
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The Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk became multimillionaire in his early 30s by creating a company PayPal, which offers an on-line payment service used by millions purchased in 2002 for $1.5 billion. Musk founded Space Exploration Technologies in 2002, which is better known as SpaceX, and works with the goal of providing inexpensive spaceflight to governments and private companies.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2006
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Anderson, Winston A
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Winston A. Anderson is a biology professor, a cell biologist and a researcher specializing in the growth of cancer cells as well as being involved in the improvement of education for the minority students. He was the first minority scientist ever to be elected to the prestigious American Society for Cell Biology Council.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2007
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