In 1927, young Hubbard undertook his first big trip through Hawaii, Japan, China, the Philippines and to the island of Guam in Micronesia, where his father worked as a marine officer.

       He enjoyed travelling so much that he then travelled to the north and south each vacation.

        During 1924-29, L. R. Hubbard studied in middle schools in Helena and in Washington.

       In 1930, he enrolled at George Washington University, where he studied nuclear physics and the problems of adaptation of human beings to technological progress.

       Also, here he became a member of the  The Washington Herald  team and became successful even in aviation acrobatics.

       Also, he received the university award for literature for the one-act play, "The God is Laughing" and became co-publisher of the magazine, The University Hatchet.

       Another success in literature came in 1934 for his adventure story "The Green God" that was published by a professional publishing house in New York.

        During the next six years, he wrote a total of 138 novels, books, and science fiction stories that made him a successful best-selling writer and an author of several adventure movies made in Hollywood.

       In 1941, he proved his skill in examination as a captain licensed to sail boats on all  the world's seas, and when the USA entered the World War that same year, he was sent to Australia as a navy officer.

       A year later he served as a navigator for convoys across the Atlantic Ocean and for submarine maneuvers in the Pacific Ocean.

       In the beginning of 1945, he was seriously wounded, and became blind for a while, however, during his lengthy convalescence he discovered new methods of psychotherapy.

       He created his new theory and methodology which he called Dianetics, and he started a successful business.
 

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