Trump calls Elon Musk modernday Thomas Edison presents him science medal US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) honoured Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with the National Medal of Science at the White House's "Science: A New Golden Age Summit", praising him as a "national treasure" and "modern-day Thomas Edison" for his contributions to space exploration, technology and innovation. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Trump calls Elon Musk modernday Thomas Edison presents him science medalS1

• US President Donald Trump on Thursday (local time) honoured Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with the National Medal of Science at the White House's "Science: A New Golden Age Summit", praising him as a "national treasure" and "modern-day Thomas Edison" for his...S2

• Musk and Jensen Huang, who’s also being honored, were two of the six tech moguls who signed the voluntary "White House Accord on Super Intelligence" last month.S3