Elon Musk's college physics homework goes viral, revealing the genius¡ªand humour¡ªbehind the billionaire
Elon Musk's college physics homework recently surfaced online, sparking both admiration for his brilliance and amusement at his casual "Hey, it works" note¡ªoffering a rare glimpse into the future innovator's early days.
People come in all kinds: there are regular folks, smart people, and then there are true geniuses¡ªthose who seem to operate on a whole different level. Take Elon Musk, for instance. You might have mixed feelings about his unconventional ideas and bold statements, but it¡¯s hard not to be impressed by his achievements. Building Tesla into an electric car giant, launching SpaceX into new frontiers of space exploration, and ultimately becoming the world's richest person¡ªhis journey is astounding. Now, a rare glimpse of Musk¡¯s early days has emerged as his college physics homework circulates online, giving us a look at the human side of this larger-than-life innovator.
A user named Dima Zeniuk recently shared two intriguing pages from a notebook featuring none other than Elon Musk's name, along with detailed physics calculations in his handwriting.
Some of Elon Musk's physics homework from his days at the University of Pennsylvania pic.twitter.com/SlNcL8xKuD
¡ª Dima Zeniuk (@DimaZeniuk) November 2, 2024
The post was captioned, "Some of Elon Musk's physics homework from his days at the University of Pennsylvania," inviting viewers to take a closer look at the budding genius¡¯s work.
At the end of the notes, Musk even adds a casual comment, "Hey, it works."
In a comment under the post, someone pointed out that the problem appeared to involve computing an inertia tensor. Musk himself replied, "Derivation of moments of inertia from first principles. There are some pages missing from the post."
Derivation of moments of inertia from first principles. There are some pages missing from the post.
¡ª Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2024
Zeniuk soon followed up with more snapshots of Musk's notes.
This is amazing! Two more pages you posted on X a long time ago pic.twitter.com/UywojdUwM4
¡ª Dima Zeniuk (@DimaZeniuk) November 2, 2024
For context, Musk briefly attended the University of Pretoria before moving to Queen¡¯s University in Ontario in 1990. He transferred to the University of Pennsylvania two years later, where he studied until 1995, setting the foundation for his journey from college physics to groundbreaking ventures like Tesla and SpaceX.
How did people respond?
In the comments, people got real.
Some admitted they had no clue what any of those numbers meant¡ªmath isn't everyone's strong suit, after all!
Yeah, I have no idea what the hell I am looking at. ? ?
¡ª Konstelation (@Konstelation) November 2, 2024
Others found Musk's casual "Hey, it works" note oddly endearing.
"Hey it works!"
¡ª Val (@Val_Koziol) November 2, 2024
Love it!!
Hey, it works ?
¡ª Don Wick (@yayavarkm) November 2, 2024
? I really this a lot! "Hey, it works!"
¡ª Michelle M. (@Michell93266481) November 2, 2024
And, of course, plenty were simply in awe of his brilliance.
Checking out Elon Musk's old physics homework from UPenn really shows where the seeds of his genius were planted!
¡ª ?? TSLA ?? (@3xaprn3) November 2, 2024
This is quite something. Flight 5 just a couple decades later. Unbelievable. ?
¡ª Bourne Identical (@Bourne_Identica) November 2, 2024
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