Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Howard_RHoward R. Hughes Sr. - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Howard_R

   • Cached

   Howard Robard Hughes Sr. (September 9, 1869 – January 14, 1924) was an American businessman and inventor who founded the Hughes Tool Company. He invented the "Sharp–Hughes" two-cone rotary drill bit during the Texas Oil Boom .

2. Images

   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 

   View all

3. www.click2houston.com › houston-life › 2020/01/14Houston History: Howard Hughes Sr., the Houstonian that ...

   www.click2houston.com › houston-life › 2020/01/14

   • Cached

   Jan 14, 2020 · Howard R. Hughes Sr. (KPRC) HOUSTON – Meet Howard Robard Hughes Sr., the man that changed the oil industry. Born in Lancaster, Missouri and raised in Keokuk, Iowa, Hughes would follow...

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Howard_HughesHoward Hughes - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Howard_Hughes

   • Cached

   Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American aerospace engineer, business magnate, film producer, investor, philanthropist, and pilot. [2] . He was best known during his lifetime as one of the richest and most influential people in the world.

5. Videos

   • 

     1:13:34

     youtube.com

     Howard Hughes: The Great Aviator - His Life, Loves & Films - A Documentary | Biography

     Dec 22, 2023

     13.4K Views

   • 

     10:00

     youtube.com

     The death of Houston billionaire Howard Hughes

     Nov 1, 2017

     343.9K Views

   • 

     19:01

     youtube.com

     The Story of Howard Hughes

     Jul 30, 2021

     4.9K Views

   View all

6. jpt.spe.org › twa › part-1-the-legacy-of-the-hughesPart 1—The Legacy of the Hughes Family: Howard Hughes Sr.

   jpt.spe.org › twa › part-1-the-legacy-of-the-hughes

   • Cached

   Mar 4, 2024 · Explore the history of Howard Hughes Sr., inventor of the two-cone roller bit, in Part 1 of this two-part series highlighting the Hughes family legacy in the oil and gas industry. March 4, 2024 By Timilehin Adegbamigbe

7. www.chron.com › local › historyHoward Hughes Sr. changed oil industry, and Houston, forever

   www.chron.com › local › history

   • Cached

   Jun 1, 2016 · Howard Hughes Sr. changed oil industry, and Houston, forever His innovative two-cone drill bit openedvast untapped reservoirs of crude By Mark Collette , Reporter Updated June 2, 2016 2:58...

   • Occupation: Reporter

   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 

8. petroleumservicecompany.com › blog › howard-hughesHow Howard Hughes Revolutionized Oil Well Drilling

   petroleumservicecompany.com › blog › howard-hughes

   • Cached

   Mar 8, 2019 · Without Howard Hughes, we'd likely have had no Howard Hughes at least not as we know him today. Hughes Sr. was born September 9, 1869, in Lancaster, Missouri. He was educated at the Missouri Military Academy and briefly attended Harvard before dropping out after only a year.

9. People also ask

   Who was Howard Hughes?

   • Hughes was the father and namesake of Howard Hughes (Howard Robard Hughes Jr.) the American business tycoon and founder of Hughes Aircraft . Howard Robard Hughes Sr. was born on September 9, 1869, in Lancaster, Missouri, the son of Jean Amelia ( née Summerlin; 1842–1928) and Judge Felix Turner Hughes (1837-1926).

   Howard R. Hughes Sr. - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_R._Hughes_Sr.

   See all results for this question

   Who was Howard Robard Hughes?

   • Howard Robard Hughes Jr. was the only child of Allene Stone Gano (1883–1922) and of Howard R. Hughes Sr. (1869–1924), a successful inventor and businessman from Missouri. He had English, Welsh and some French Huguenot ancestry, and was a descendant of John Gano (1727–1804), the minister who allegedly baptized George Washington.

   Howard Hughes - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes

   See all results for this question

   How did Howard Hughes Sr die?

   • Howard Hughes Sr. died of a heart attack in 1924. Their deaths apparently inspired Hughes to include the establishment of a medical research laboratory in the will that he signed in 1925 at age 19. Howard Sr.'s will had not been updated since Allene's death, and Hughes Jr. inherited 75% of the family fortune.

   Howard Hughes - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes

   See all results for this question

   When was Howard Hughes republished?

   • Republished in 1998, Vienna, VA: Charles Barton, Inc. ISBN 0-9663175-0-5. Barlett, Donald L. and James B. Steele. Empire: The Life, Legend and Madness of Howard Hughes. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1979. ISBN 0-393-07513-3, republished in 2004 as Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness. Bellett, Gerald.

   Howard Hughes - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes

   See all results for this question

10. www.wikiwand.com › en › Howard_RHoward R. Hughes Sr. - Wikiwand

    www.wikiwand.com › en › Howard_R

    • Cached

    Howard Robard Hughes Sr. was an American businessman and inventor who founded the Hughes Tool Company. He invented the "Sharp–Hughes" two-cone rotary drill bit during the Texas Oil Boom. Hughes was the father and namesake of Howard Hughes the American business tycoon and founder of Hughes Aircraft.