Founding History of Hewlett-Packard
Founded by William Hewlett and David Packard.
Started design and development work in September 1938.
Established as a partnership in January 1939.
Launched commercially in January 1939.
Incorporated as Hewlett-Packard Company in August 1947.
Started trading on the NYSE in November 1957.
Headquartered in Palo Alto, USA.
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Year 1 of Hewlett-Packard
Version 1 of Hewlett-Packard (Hardware)
Stats of Hewlett-Packard (Pre-IPO)
Full Year 1 of Hewlett-Packard

SEP 1938 to AUG 1939
Extras of Hewlett-Packard

1939 JUL US2268872A Patent Application
1984 MAR Interview with David Packard