The Life and Death of Howard Hughes

During his 70-year life Howard Hughes created principles in aviation, defense, electronics, communications, and films that carry on to cast a shadow. But he had a tragic flaw: He was fanatical about control. His incapacity to share power with others brought many of his ventures close to financial failure. Hughes created one of the biggest defense-industry flops of all time, and led to a lonesome death as an eccentric loner at the age of 70. Hughes …

…of his weakness he might have left us with an impression of grandeur rather than one of pathos. His contributions to our world nevertheless will continue to put people in awe. Howard Hughes died of apparent heart failure on an airplane carrying him from Acapulco to a hospital in Houston. He lives on as an entrepreneur, and inventor, and a Businessman who contributed so much to the world even thought he lived a disturbed life.