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Fingerprinting: HP 8400A Spectrometer
HP’s 8400A microwave spectrometer could help scientists determine the molecular structure of a substance by using microwaves to trace that substance’s “fingerprint.” Before its advent, scientists had ...
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Getting an Autograf
Hewlett-Packard’s first foray into printing — and the company’s first acquisition — was FL Moseley Company of California, which became the Moseley division of Hewlett-Packard. (Fittingly, FL Moseley C ...
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HP Formalizes Nondiscrimination Policy
Hewlett-Packard operated on a policy of nondiscrimination from its beginnings, but in the early years the policy was unstated. On March 6, 1964, amid the tumult of the Civil Rights movement, Dave Pack ...
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HP Women Around The Globe
By the mid-1960s, Hewlett-Packard employed more than 2,600 women, making up 37 percent of the company’s total workforce. In 1964, the company profiled four of those women from around the world. The pi ...
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Key Measurables: HP 8551
The 8551 was Hewlett-Packard’s first microwave spectrum analyzer. It was capable of measurements in ranges far beyond anything else available at the time. It expanded the market fivefold and became th ...
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Noel “Ed” Porter: A Company Man
Noel “Ed” Porter exemplified the tight bonds that characterized Hewlett-Packard’s early years, playing a role in several of the company’s most important moments. A childhood friend of Bill Hewlett, it ...
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Progress Chart: Acquiring FL Moseley
Hewlett-Packard’s first acquisition was FL Moseley, a company that also started in a garage. FL Moseley made graphic printing devices and was a pioneer in printing along the X-Y axis, as this strip re ...
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The Neely Mobile Lab: The Bus Tour
The Neely Mobile Lab was a custom-fitted bus that gave prospective customers hands-on experience with Hewlett-Packard products. It grew out of Neely Enterprises’ traveling road show product demonstrat ...
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Time Flies: The 5060A Clock
When Hewlett-Packard developed the first all solid-state cesium beam clock — which was capable of maintaining accuracy while being moved and thus could allow for synchronized devices to be distributed ...
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Timing: HP 5060A Atomic Clock
Hewlett-Packard’s 5060A atomic clock was a groundbreaking means of synchronizing communications equipment across the globe. Previous atomic clocks had relied on cumbersome and unreliable components li ...