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HP’s Moscow Office Matryoshka Doll
Hewlett-Packard opened its Moscow office in 1973, and unlike most Western technology companies, it maintained operations there from that point forward. This matryoshka (Russian nesting doll) set repre ...
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IEEE Computer Entrepreneur Award
Bill and Dave jointly received the Computer Entrepreneur Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) in 1995. The award was granted, “For entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, ...
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Industrialists of the Year
Bill and Dave were named California’s Industrialists of the Year in 1973 for their “devotion and dedication to improving the quality of American life both inside and outside of their company.” The awa ...
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Leader as a Lad: Bill Hewlett
William Redington Hewlett was born on May 20, 1913. He started out life in Ann Arbor, where his father taught medicine at the University of Michigan, but the family moved to California in 1916 when hi ...
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Leaders with a Lighter Side
Bill and Dave might have taken their work seriously, but they didn’t take themselves too seriously. They regularly participated in comedy skits at company events, such as this one from the dedication ...
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Life is Rosy: Bill Marries Rosemary
Bill married Rosemary Kopmeier Bradford in 1978, after Flora passed away. They would remain together for more than twenty years, partners in family, philanthropy and outdoor activities. Rosemary, show ...
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Made in Malaysia: HP in Malaysia
Hewlett-Packard Malaysia (HPM) started as a semi-conductor Manufacturing Division on September 6, 1972.
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Major Hewlett Pays a Visit to HP
Bill visited Dave at Hewlett-Packard as often as he could while serving in the Army. Bill was a major when this picture was taken, but was a lieutenant colonel by the time of his discharge in 1945.
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Making Noise: HP Audio Signal Generator
Bill Hewlett’s fascination with radio and AV equipment led to Hewlett-Packard’s first product and its early focus on instruments. Here Bill continued this fascination with an audio signal generator. ...
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Mile High: HP Opens in Loveland, Colorado
Hewlett-Packard’s Loveland, Colorado, plant was the company’s first U.S. facility to be located outside of the Bay Area. It would be the home of the company’s calculator and PC businesses. Hewlett-Pac ...