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Word: multimillion (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Tall (6 ft. 3), slim, shy Howard Robard Hughes is a rich man's son: his father invented a high-speed oil drill, left a multimillion-dollar fortune. But Howard Hughes has never coasted on his inheritance. He showed a technician's touch even in boyhood, built his own motorcycle and radio set, invented a pretty good shock absorber, got admitted to California Institute of Technology for special courses before he was old enough to enroll as a regular student...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fabulous Team | 8/31/1942 | See Source »

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