Howard HughesHoward Robard Hughes was a very inventive man who attracted attention. He was an outspoken entrepreneur who was best known for his hard work and dedication in the film and aviation industry. His inherited fortune gave him the opportunity to start following his dreams at a young age. Although Howard remained in the news his entire life, he was not always viewed favorably by the public. Later his paranoia left him a recluse and for twenty years he was not seen or photographed by the public. Howard was born on Christmas Eve, 1904, in Houston, Texas. He was the only child of Howard Robard Hughes Senior and Alene Gano Hughes. His mother died when he was sixteen and his father when he was 18. Howard's childhood wasn't the best, but in the end everything turned out okay. 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 airplane flight at the age of fourteen. Howard Hughes attended private elementary and secondary school in California and Massachusetts. He attended the Rice Institute in Houston, Texas. He also attended the California Institute of Technology. Howard had a good education because he attended highly qualified schools. His father's great 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 drilling, which brought in a lot of money. In 19...