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The cover of Watt's Current from January 1961 with Patrica Vogt & Wally Brann working on a Dressagraph Multilift Model 1275.
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A Lift: Dressagraph Multilift Model 1275
Patrica Vogt and Wally Brann worked on a Dressagraph Multilift Model 1275, a printer that had a capacity of 50,000 impressions or 25,000 sheets a day. Vogt was one of 2,600 women who worked at Hewlett ...
Cover of Watt's Current from March 8, 1946 featuring a production line of mostly women.
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A Riveting Job: Wartime Women at HP
Wartime production brought more employees into the fold, especially women and retirees. “Rosie the Riveters” were a common sight on Hewlett-Packard assembly lines in the mid- to late-1940s. ...
The cover of Watt's Current from January 1957 featuring men and women in the Wiring & Assembly section working side-by-side.
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A Wide Scope: HP 150A Oscilloscope
Women and men in the Wiring and Assembly section worked side by side in crafting 150A oscilloscopes. Hewlett-Packard encouraged all groups to work together while fostering a cohesive and friendly envi ...
A photo of Digital Equipment Corporation's TYPESET-8, a turnkey computer system from 1968.
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At Attention: HP Attenuator Department
A group of employees were busy at work in the Attenuator Department, which in 1946 was made up mostly of women. Workers constructed attenuators — a small current-regulating device — and performed othe ...
An issue of Watt's Current from July 1970.
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Avoiding Layoffs: Nine-Day Fortnight
In 1970, the entire electronics industry was in a severe recession. Hewlett-Packard was not immune, but where other companies were implementing layoffs, Hewlett-Packard implemented the famous “nine-da ...
Watt's Current cover from April 12, 1946 featuring Caroline Kusske at work.
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Caroline Kusske: A Winding Wiz
Caroline Kusske soldered a connection on a 400A range switch, a winding machine built in the company shops. Kusske retired in 1960 after more than 16 years at Hewlett-Packard Company. “Caroline helped ...
Cover of Watt's Current from November 1962 featuring a woman working on a cathode ray tube.
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Constructing a Cathode-Ray Tube
Workers assembled cathode-ray tube electron guns required for the 175A oscilloscope. By the early 1960s, the HP Tube Lab produced virtually all CRTs used in Hewlett-Packard oscilloscopes. Women were a ...
Edna MacLean, HP's first women engineer, working alongside a colleague.
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Edna MacLean: HP’s First Female Engineer
In 1953, Edna MacLean became Hewlett-Packard’s first female engineer after she graduated from Stanford University. MacLean had been working for HP as a part-time lab technician in R&D while she comple ...
Cover of Watt's Current from June 1957 featuring Barbara Brown and June Wessel working at Stanford Unit no. 2.
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Front and Center: Product Assembly
Barbara Brown and June Wessel worked on pre-fab assemblies in Hewlett-Packard’s recently constructed Stanford Unit no. 2, one of the company’s first facilities at Stanford Research Park. The new facil ...
Gladys Anenson on the cover of the Watt's Current newsletter.
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Gladys Anenson: HP’s First Female Machinist
Gladys Anenson was Hewlett-Packard Company’s first female machinist and department supervisor. She arrived at the company in 1943, starting with a brief stint assembling small parts. Impressed by her ...