What are some of the things Howard Hughes did with his life?
Howard Hughes was once the most talked-about entrepreneur in the world – legendary for his bold business tactics, his aviation accomplishments, and his outlandish personal life. The recent popular movie The Aviator has prompted a new interest in this fascinating entrepreneur. Silver Spoon: Born to a wealthy family in Humble, Texas 1905, Howard was not one who enjoyed attending private school in Boston. At the age of seventeen he dropped out, but thanks to a donation by his father to Cal Tech, Howard was able to sit in on college classes. Later on, Howard moved back to Texas and attended Rice University. Shortly after his eighteenth birthday Howard’s father died and Howard dropped out of Rice after inheriting most of the family estate, including Hughes Tool Company. Aviation: Hughes wasn’t merely an eccentric billionaire, but a genuinely accomplished aviator. He won the 1934 All-American Air Meet in Miami with a speed record of 352 mph in the experimental military plane the “H-1”. Hughe
Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American aviator, engineer, industrialist, film producer, film director, philanthropist, and one of the wealthiest people in the world. He gained fame in the late 1920s as a maverick film producer, making big budget and often controversial films like Hell’s Angels, Scarface, and The Outlaw. Hughes was one of the most influential aviators in history. He also set multiple world air-speed records (for which he won many awards, including the Congressional Gold Medal), built the Hughes H-1 Racer and H-4 “Hercules” aircraft, and acquired and expanded Trans World Airlines. Hughes is remembered today, however, for his eccentric behavior and reclusive lifestyle in later life, caused in part by a worsening obsessive–compulsive disorder. Hughes’s legacy is maintained through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Early years Howard Robard Hughes, Jr.’s birthplace is disputed in sources as either Humble or Houston, Texas; the date
