Howard Hughes Howard Robard Hughes was a very inventive and attention-grabbing man. He was an outspoken entrepreneur, best known for his hard work and dedication in the film and aviation industries. His inherited fortune gave him the opportunity to start building his dreams at an early age. Although Howard remained in the news throughout his life, he was not always viewed favorably in the public eye. In the following years his paranoia left him a recluse and for twenty years he was never seen or photographed by the public again. Howard was born on Christmas Eve 1904, in Houston, Texas. He was the only son of Howard Robard Hughes Sr. and Alene Gano Hughes. His mother died when he was sixteen and his father when he was 18. Howard's childhood was not the best but in the end everything turned out well. He was orphaned and inherited $2,000,000 and the Hughes Tool Company. His uncle was the Hollywood writer Rupert Hughes. Howard took his first plane trip when he was fourteen. Howard Hughes attended private elementary and high school in California and Massachusetts. He attended the Rice Institute in Houston, Texas. He also attended the California Institute of Technology. Howard had a great education as he attended highly educational schools. His father's large fortune left Howard very wealthy. After his father's death he was left with an estate worth $871,000 and a patent for a drill. The drilling was for oil extraction and brought in a lot of money. In 19...