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Dave Packard as a young man posing beside a car.
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Fred Terman: Father of Silicon Valley
In the early 1930s, the talents of four Stanford undergraduates — Bill Hewlett, Dave Packard, Barney Oliver and Noel “Ed” Porter — caught the eye of legendary engineering professor Fred Terman. Terman ...
Bill Hewlett helping to unveil a sculpture to celebrate Hewlett-Packard SA's 25th anniversary in 1983.
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Going Global: HP S.A. in Geneva
Hewlett-Packard S.A. in Geneva was Hewlett-Packard Company’s first foreign subsidiary, created to handle European sales and marketing. Setting a tone for the rest of the company’s global expansion, HP ...
Dave Packard chatting and shaking hands with a female employee at HP.
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Greeting Employees: A Dialogue with Dave
Bill and Dave were big proponents of personally meeting with employees of all levels. By the 1960s, the founders greeted even more women during their rounds. Female employees continued to hold roles a ...
Dave Packard seated next to former US President Herbert Hoover in 1960.
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Hanging Out with Hoover: Visits to HP HQ
Former U.S. President Herbert Hoover visited Hewlett-Packard’s Palo Alto headquarters on July 2, 1960. As a Stanford-educated engineer, successful businessman and noted humanitarian, he would have muc ...
Hewlett-Packard's first patent, for Bill Hewlett's oscillator, granted on January 6, 1942.
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Hewlett-Packard’s First Patent
Hewlett-Packard filed for its first product patent — on Bill Hewlett’s oscillator model — in 1939. It was granted on January 6, 1942.
Dave Packard speaking with a female employee in the 1960s.
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HP Emphasizes Culture and Community
As part of the HP Way, Bill and Dave sought to build community and positive culture within the company. A key component of their plan was to encourage employees of all ranks to socialize, which includ ...
A internal communication from Dave Packard discussing the non-discrimination policy.
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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 ...
Photo of the restored Hewlett-Packard house with a plaque indicating its listing in the National Historic Register.
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HP House: Restored & Recognized
Gleaming after its full restoration, the Hewlett-Packard house welcomed a new addition to the front of the property: a historical marker recognizing the site as the Birthplace of Silicon Valley. The s ...
Dave Packard working with a student as part of the Junior Achievement program in 1959.
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HP Supporting Junior Achievement
In addition to providing monetary support for technical education, Hewlett-Packard employees also devoted their time to help teach and mentor students. Among its earliest partners was the non-profit v ...
Dave Packard, Lucile Packard and Dick Arms serve a line of HP employees at the 1945 company picnic.
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HP Tradition: Annual Company Picnic
Dave Packard, Lucile Packard and Dick Arms served food to employees and their families at the 1945 company picnic. The outing was an annual event at Hewlett-Packard by 1942, the company’s third year o ...