All Elon Musk book recommendations.

Science Fiction

Foundation

by Isaac Asimov 1951

“The lesson I drew from that is you should try to take the set of actions that are likely to prolong civilization, minimize the probability of a dark age and reduce the length of a dark age if there is one.” source

Fantasy

The Lord of the Rings

by J.R.R. Tolkien 1954

“The heroes of the books I read, 'The Lord of the Rings' and the 'Foundation' series, always felt a duty to save the world.” source

Science Fiction

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams 2016

“Should prob articulate philosophy underlying my actions. It's pretty simple & mostly influenced by Douglas Adams & Isaac Asimov.” source

“It is really, really good if you want a primer on structural design.” source

“There is a good book on rocket stuff called Ignition by John Clark. That's a really fun one.” source

“Am reading a great biography of Ben Franklin by Isaacson. Highly recommended.” source

“Just finished Massie's book on Catherine. An amazingly expansive and compelling portrait of an incredible woman. Highly recommend.” source

“Actually, I'm reading a book called Twelve Against the Gods, by Bolitho. It's really quite good.” source

“As described in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (great book), a linear accelerator would be great for the moon.” source

“Daemon is a great read.” source

Non-Fiction

Superintelligence

by Nick Bostrom 2014

“Worth reading Superintelligence by Bostrom. We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes.” source

“If you must know, I am a utopian anarchist of the kind best described by Iain Banks.” source