Dave Packard recruited Noel Eldred (right, shown here in 1954) to Hewlett-Packard during the war. Noel would be Dave’s right-hand man and head of operations while Bill Hewlett served in the military, ...

Hewlett-Packard’s company culture, open communication and desire for growth have been strong values throughout its entire history. Listen to Bill, Dave and other HP employees discuss why these values ...

A rare early photo of the Hewletts and the Packards all together at Addison Avenue. From left to right: Bill Hewlett, Flora Hewlett, Lucile Packard, Dave Packard.

During the company’s first year of operations, Bill and Dave’s former classmate Noel “Ed” Porter worked for a local air conditioning company and farmed out work to the young Hewlett-Packard Company de ...

Hewlett-Packard began issuing profit-sharing bonuses in its second year of operation. Bill and Dave handed out the checks personally well into the 1950s.

On the 20th anniversary of the HP 35 (left foreground), Bill Hewlett took a moment to reflect on how Hewlett-Packard had revolutionized the way people computed. The HP 35 obsoleted the slide rule in B ...

Ahead of Hewlett-Packard’s 50th anniversary, the company’s early leaders reflected on HP’s past in an exclusive interview. Hear more from Bill, Dave, Lucile Packard and Norm Neely.

In the mid-1950s, Bill and Dave bought their first ranch together, at San Felipe. It was an active cattle ranch that both men loved to work, as well as to use to host visitors and employees. They woul ...

Bill Hewlett drew this schematic for Hewlett-Packard’s first product by hand. It is dated January 26, 1939.

The James S. Cogswell Outstanding Industrial Security Award was created in 1966 to honor defense contractors who went above and beyond in their commitment to protect information, materials and program ...