Hewlett-Packard launched the Hewlett-Packard Journal in September 1949. The Journal was a technical publication focused on the company’s R&D breakthroughs and new product information. It provided a va ...

Philanthropy at Hewlett-Packard was never confined to the boardroom. The company was a regular contributor to employee-driven giving campaigns. Toy collections for needy families during the holiday se ...

Hewlett-Packard created Dynac — renamed Dymec in 1958 — as a joint-venture experiment through which to develop specialized instrument systems. Hewlett-Packard shared ownership of the company with Dyme ...

By 1957, Hewlett-Packard had devised a paint conveyer to facilitate the swift drying of freshly painted instruments. It was a far cry from the company’s early days on Addison Avenue, when the paint fo ...

Challenging mid-century notions of women’s work, female employees at the Palo Alto production facility often worked with heavy machinery.

Women and men employees worked closely together across department lines throughout the 1950s. In 1956, for example, the women of the Pre-Fab Department stepped in to help the Machine Shop’s Waveguide ...

Hewlett-Packard began employing women in its production lines in the 1940s. It would continue to do so from that point forward as a part of the company’s foundational commitment to providing equal opp ...