In 1953 a scientist predicted a man titled 'Elon' would lead humans to Mars and crown himself 'Martian Emperor'

"If we make life multiplanetary, there may come a day when some plants & animals die out on Earth, but are still alive on Mars," Musk tweeted in mid-April.

Despite its fictional origin, the quote is, in fact, referring to ideas about predestination, in which the life of every human is already predetermined either by divine design or by genetics.

Quoting this on Twitter led to a surprising revelation — a fellow Twitter user, Toby Li, responded to him: "Speaking about destiny, did you know that Von Braun's 1953 book "Mars Project," referenced a person named Elon that would bring humans to Mars? Pretty nuts."

The book he's referring to is "Mars Project: A Technical Tale," written by Wernher Von Braun, a German American astronautical engineer and space architect, according to Gizmodo.

His nonfiction book is not a standard essay; it uses a narrative to explain to the average reader how a trip to Mars might look in the Cold War.

Leave a Comment