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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.
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.
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. The Way Ahead.
Jan 14, 2020 · 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 his father steps in becoming a lawyer.
Jun 22, 2024 · Howard Hughes, American aviator, manufacturer, and motion-picture producer and director who acquired enormous wealth and celebrity from his various ventures but was perhaps better known for his eccentricities, especially his reclusiveness. Learn more about Hughes’s life and career.
Mar 8, 2019 · Howard Robert Hughes, father of the famous (and notably eccentric) business tycoon Howard Robert Hughes Jr, was the founder of Hughes Tool Company and the inventor of a drill bit that dramatically improved oil drilling.
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.
