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>> he started a PhD only to quit after a few weeks to pursue his business endeavors Having PhD or working on it is not a prerequisite for being a scientist. M

by hospes 10y ago

>> he started a PhD only to quit after a few weeks to pursue his business endeavors Having PhD or working on it is not a prerequisite for being a scientist. Musk is not in academics, but he is a CTO of a SpaceX, so he is in charge of scientific and technological issues within an aerospace company. He does more applied science than vast majority of scientists that I can think of. Edit: Typo

rhino369 10y ago
>He does more applied science than vast majority of scientists that I can think of. Does he do it or does he manage a company and people who do it?
- hospes 10y ago
  People who work with him say he does both managerial work and scientific.
  - dilemma 10y ago
    Believing them would be naive.