Howard Hughes

Howard Hughes has had an outstanding impact on aviation’s history. Next to his strange paranoia and wealth from countless movies, he had a lifelong passion for aviation! Although there was a film produced about his life, there is a lot that the world doesn 't know about Mr. Hughes. Howard Hughes was born on December 24, 1905 in Humble, Texas to Allene and Howard R. Hughes Sr. He had an early fascination for mechanics around age 10. By 12, he had built his own motorcycle. I believe that his

Howard Hughes, a man of stature, an innovator of planes and movies; he seemed to have it all. But with his far from copacetic mental health, his life was consistently crippled by his reclusiveness and inner anguish; both mentally and physically. He had tremendous OCD and agoraphobia that constantly plagued him. For example, while directing "The Outlaw", Hughes became obsessed about a very small flaw in one of Jane Russell's blouses, nitpicking about the seams in the fabric. He apparently was so upset

The Life and Legend of Howard Hughes Throughout the 20th century, it has been the media’s job to pinpoint what events and people would prove to be an effective story. This was certainly the case for Howard R. Hughes. Son to the wealthy Howard Hughes Sr., Howard became the interest of the American people and newspapers for most of his life. Being deemed one of the most famous men of the mid-20th century was greatly attributed to Hughes’s skills as an industrialist, aviator, and motion-picture producer

Howard Hughes was a business tycoon, aviator, and film director who had a fear of germs that over time evolved into a phobia. With his fear of germs, Howard develops obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which throughout the film plagues his life with problems and challenges. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric condition in which unwanted obsessions or compulsions are very time consuming and cause a great deal of distress or impair daily functioning (Weis, 2013). This is very much

Howard Robard Hughes was a very inventive, attention getting man. He was an out-spoken entrepreneur who was best known for his hard work and dedication in motion pictures and the aviation industry. His inherited fortune gave him the opportunity to start building on his dreams at an early age. Although Howard remained in the news his entire life he was not always looked on favorably in the public s eye. In later years his paranoia left him a recluse and in twenty years he had not been seen or photographed

Thanks to his father, Hughes Sr., the Hughes Tool Company was an achievement that was passed to Howard Hughes Jr. In the eyes of the world he had more than matched his father’s stride, but in his own mind he never did. Howard was a shy boy, and an average student, someone who didn’t make friends easily. Despite his shyness, he usually sat near the front of his classes, probably an early indication of hearing difficulty. Hughes insisted years later that his hearing had been damage in a childhood swimming

was born. Howard Hughes, son of wealthy oil business owners inherited the family fortune at 18 after his parents’ untimely demise. He would go on to found several successful companies including the Hughes Aircraft Company, which would go on to create several aviation breakthroughs. I chose Howard Hughes for my report because my grandpa just retired from working at Raytheon which merged with Hughes Aircraft back in 1997. With millions of dollars at his disposal, a young Howard Hughes invested his

remembered for only one thing," Howard Robard Hughes once said, "and that's my contribution to aviation." (LIFE) Howard Hughes was known as a mysterious, inventive, and reclusive character. Hughes was an American entrepreneur who became one of the most wealthiest people during the 1930's and 1940's. Howard Hughes was one of the most famous aviators of all time with the production of his world wide known plane called the "Spruce Goose". (Howard Robard Hughes) Howard Hughes was born in Humble, Texas on

Explain why this person has had significant impact. When most people think of Howard Hughes, they probably don’t think of a billionaire Filmmaker, instead the thing that comes to mind is most likely the Hughes H-4 Hercules, better known as the Spruce Goose. This aircraft is one of the largest ever constructed and it was first flown over 70 years ago (H-4 Hercules Flying Boat, n.d.). This aircraft, although one of Hughes most impressive, was merely one of countless aviation records he set. Hughes’s

Obsessiveness is the other main symptom Hughes experienced. Hughes always had to have the prettiest women accompany him. He would always have a high-profile girlfriend, and if he went out somewhere, he always had a new girl with him. Every time Hughes would go somewhere, cameras followed. Every time a camera flashed, Hughes had the same mental picture of blindingly bright lights, following with imaginary lightbulbs on the ground. Every step Hughes took, a light bulb managed to be under his feet,