Hewlett-Packard voltmeters would become one of the longstanding, reliable products offered by the company in the postwar period. The 400A model was engineered for “dependability and uniformity of accu ...

Hewlett-Packard first became involved with microwave technology during World War II. In the two decades after the war, the company would be the world’s leading producer of microwave signal generators. ...

Billie Howard and Marge Norman were part of the stockroom workforce during the war years. Women joined the Hewlett-Packard employee ranks en masse during this period, ultimately building long careers ...

Early on, the company pioneered a “pass on” type of assembly line to maximize efficiency for war production. The new system would remain in place from that point forward.

Bill and Dave were great believers in responsible corporate citizenship. Their company’s first recorded donation came in just its second year of operation, $5 recorded as “Misc. – Contribution.” It wa ...

The Hewlett-Packard holiday party was a big affair, featuring both bonus checks and, before the company got too large, gifts.

Hewlett-Packard was a regular booster of war bonds. Company publications exhorted employees to maintain high participation levels, and Dave and Lucile Packard hosted raffles at war bond rallies to hel ...

Hewlett-Packard Company formally incorporated in 1947 — prior to that, it had been a private partnership between Bill and Dave. An embossing stamp gave the new corporation its own seal.

Hewlett-Packard’s wartime expansion necessitated that the company construct their first company-owned building, at 395 Page Mill Road, in 1942. It was nicknamed “the Redwood Building,” and constituted ...

Bill Hewlett served in the United States Army during World War II, serving most of his stint in Washington, D.C. and rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Dave Packard ran the young company while ...