William R. Hewlett
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"...ceaseless desire to inspire
excellence." |
William R. Hewlett |
"His greatest
gift... was not the compass he could build with
his hands, but his moral compass."
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Remembering Bill Hewlett |
"...philanthropy,
curiosity, love of nature and music, good humor and stubborn
streak."
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Hewlett Oral History |
Transcript of 1984 IEEE History
Center interview -- A. Michal McMahon |
Bill Hewlett on Creativity |
"Random Thoughts on Creativity"
--
Commencement Speech at MIT, 1986 |
Bill Hewlett Tribute |
"Remembering Bill Hewlett" by John
Minck |
Bill Hewlett's
first patent |
"Variable
Frequency Oscillation Generator" |
David Packard |
"...where he had taken a job washing
dishes." |
Farewell to David Packard |
"Dave was a decider, not a ducker.
He knew what he thought, and he made decisions that worked." |
"Big
Dave's Legacy" |
The Packards and Monterey County...
"Dave said, 'That's fine, but where are the birds?' " |
David Packard Tribute |
"In appreciation of David Packard"
by John Minck |
Fred Terman |
Mentor to Hewlett and Packard |
Lucile and Flora |
"Lucile’s job at Stanford and
Flora’s job as an editor of the Annual Review of Biochemistry...
It was largely their incomes that funded the company in the
early years..." |
Lucile Packard |
"Lucile Packard's ideals and paycheck fueled the
HP start-up, then shaped community history." |
Bill's and Dave's Offices |
An online photo tour of Bill's and
Dave's preserved offices -- including the famous "open doors." |
Hewlett-Packard
1938-2002 |
Statement by David Woodley Packard,
May 2002 |
Hewlett
Foundation |
"...to address the most
serious social and environmental problems facing society, where
risk capital, responsibly invested, may make a difference over
time." |
Packard
Foundation |
"...provides grants to nonprofit
organizations in the following program areas: Conservation and
Science; Population; and Children, Families, and Communities." |
Monterey Bay Aquarium |
David Packard "...helped design and
build some of the critical innovations in our exhibits, such as
the devices that make waves and water motion in the Sandy Shore
Aviary exhibit and the Kelp Forest exhibit... Above all else,
David Packard was an engineer and he aimed to build an
institution that would withstand the test of time." |
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute |
"Take risks. Ask big questions.
Don't be afraid to make mistakes; if you don't make mistakes,
you're not reaching far enough." -- David Packard |
(Updated Sep 11, 2022.) |