Elon Musk's physics homework from college goes viral; netizens want to 'frame' it

Handwritten pages of college physics homework belonging to tech giant Elon Musk have emerged online, sparking fascination among fans and followers.

Shared by user Dima Zeniuk on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the images reveal intricate calculations and equations scrawled by a younger Musk during his days at the Pennsylvania University.

The billionaire himself, now leading Tesla and SpaceX, responded to the post, confirming the work as his.


According to Musk, the homework involved deriving moments of inertia from first principles—a challenging concept in physics relating to the rotational dynamics of objects. Musk did note, however, that some of the original pages were missing from the upload.

Users react

The excitement around Elon Musk's college days grew when Dima Zeniuk, who originally posted images of Musk's physics homework, shared two additional pages of the handwritten assignments, after Musk flagged it.

The viral post has captivated nearly 60,000 viewers and sparked a flurry of reactions on social media platform X.

One user identified the work, commenting, “Looks like a computation of inertia tensor.”


Another expressed admiration and said, “I’d like to frame this .. it makes me happy .. ‘hey, it works!’”


Curiosity also emerged among followers, with another one asking, “Elon Musk has kept his notes and that's nice. How did you get access to it?”


Meanwhile, a fourth user highlighted the significance, said, “Checking out Elon Musk's old physics homework from UPenn really shows where the seeds of his genius were planted!”


(With inputs from TOI)