We've all read about history's recent heroes like JFK, Malcolm X, and Henry Ford. But today, modern day heroes walk among us - and deserve recognition. They are working in all corners of civilization. Heroes in politics. Heroes in journalism. And heroes in business.

Of course, in this post, my focus is on the nerds. Here are three epic heroes of tech.

Elon Musk

After his first company sold for $300 million, Elon became co-founder and largest shareholder of PayPal. And when he and his buddies decided to sell PayPal for $1.5 billion, Elon cashed out with enough capital to fund even more ambitious visions.