Synopsis

Here is a look at the technology born from the mind of America's first billionaire. A fervent devotee of aviation, Howard Hughes designed and piloted aircraft that shattered speed records, while also engineering wartime machinery, reconnaissance planes, and commercial airliners. Though his technological empire achieved remarkable heights, it was shadowed by precarious health and mental fragility. In his final years, he withdrew from public view, rarely venturing out of the hotel suites he inhabi