HOWARD HUGHES
1905–1976
US billionaire Howard Hughes turned his eclectic interests into legendary business achievements, gaining renown as a movie producer, pioneering aircraft designer and manufacturer, and an aviator.
The son of a successful inventor, Howard Robard Hughes Jr. showed an aptitude for engineering as a child, building his own radio transmitter and motorized bicycle by the age of 12. In 1924, his father died, leaving him the family tool manufacturing business and a significant fortune. Hughes decided to move to Hollywood and invest his money in the movie industry. Over the next ...
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