Inspired by Innovation

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As a company, Hewlett-Packard prided itself on its long history of innovation. The belief in breakthrough technology was baked into the company’s DNA at the start, when Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard founded the company with the idea of offering cutting-edge devices that solved problems and advanced the state of technology. Dedication to those principles kept Hewlett-Packard on a steady course toward success as the company constantly refined its products to improve their performance and the user experience.

Bill Hewlett with a slide rule in his hand, while an HP 35 and HP 95LX palmtop lay on his desk.
Progress: HP 35’s 20th Anniversary
Photo of the HP 2116A, Hewlett-Packard's first computer.
The HP 2116: HP’s First Computer
Photo of Digital Equipment Corporation's PDP-10 featuring large teal units and several terminals.
Growth of Digital Equipment: PDP-10
Men moving Hewlett-Packard's e-beam system in 1984.
Beaming: HP’s e-Beam System
A man works on Hewlett-Packard's 5060A atomic clock in 1964.
Timing: HP 5060A Atomic Clock
Monitor for the HP 150 Desktop with infrared sensors visible along the right edge of the screen.
The HP 150: The “Magic” Monitor & More
A photo of the HP 180A oscilloscope taken in 1962.
An Awesome Oscilloscope: The HP 180A
A woman picks up her Instant Ink package on her porch.
Instant Ink Subscription Model
Photo of the HP 196B oscilloscope camera used to photograph blips on the oscilloscope that passed too quickly to see.
Blink of an Eye: HP 196B
Meg Whitman watches as the printing team of HP Labs demonstrates its 3D printing testbed for her.
Now in 3D: 3D Printing with CEO
A doctor checking the printed readout from the HP 8020A cardiotocograph with a woman in bed in background.
All Heart: HP 8020A Cardiotocograph
A photo of the HP 8551 microwave spectrum analyzer.
Key Measurables: HP 8551
A woman's reflection in a wafer of silicon chips featuring HP memristor technology.
Memristors: From Theory to Reality
Photo of Barney Oliver, the first head of HP Labs taken in 1973.
Barney Oliver: The Boss of HP Labs
The HP 9100A programmable desktop calculator.
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