Hughes

Author: Liu Luxian
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Publish Date: 1998-10-01
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Among the billionaires in the United States, Howard Hughes was a genius and also a eccentric. His life was full of mystery. Born into a wealthy merchant family, he did not live a life of laziness and indulgence like many privileged children; nor did he squander his wealth like many spendthrifts, gambling and carousing. From a young age, he developed a strong interest in engineering and dedicated himself to serious research. At the age of 10, he could assemble radios, and by 12, he designed and tested electric bicycles. At 14, he learned to fly planes. During his youth, most of his spare time was spent in the workshop of the tool company founded by his father, where he humbly learned the manufacturing techniques of mechanical parts from engineers and skilled workers. At the age of 19, he inherited his father's entire estate and became the chairman of Hughes Tool Company, one of the largest and most prestigious mechanical manufacturing companies in the United States at the time.
The famous American dancer Isadora Duncan once said, "I realized that wealth and luxury do not bring satisfaction. For the rich, it is indeed more difficult to make meaningful things in life." Howard Hughes, however, overcame this "difficulty" for the "rich" and made many outstanding contributions in various fields such as business management, film production, research and development of new aircraft, setting aviation world records, and investing in high-tech product research and development. Indeed, this is something that is deeply admirable, and we can also gain much inspiration from it.