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William Redington Hewlett ( / ˈhjuːlɪt / HEW-lit; May 20, 1913 – January 12, 2001) was an American engineer and the co-founder, with David Packard, of the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) . Early life and education. Hewlett was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where his father taught at the University of Michigan Medical School.
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- Co-founder of: Hewlett-Packard
- William Redington Hewlett, May 20, 1913, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
David Packard (/ ˈ p æ k ər d / PAK-ərd; September 7, 1912 – March 26, 1996) was an American electrical engineer and co-founder, with Bill Hewlett, of Hewlett-Packard (1939), serving as president (1947–64), CEO (1964–68), and chairman of the board (1964–68, 1972–93) of HP.
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Jul 12, 2021 · July 12, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau. Everyone recognizes the name "Hewlett-Packard" but who were the two halves of the HP coin? From the garage to a tech giant, Bill Hewlett and David Packard shook up early technology. Though noteworthy as individuals, Bill Hewlett and David Packard built careers as promising engineers before co-founding HP in 1939.
Packard and his partner Bill Hewlett created the first real Silicon Valley technology company in H-P, a diversified electronics maker. Together the two men built a strong company that survived World War II and enjoyed continued success after government contracts ended.
Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard were the founders of Hewlett-Packard who started from a garage and emerged as a success story in technology and innovation.
Born in Pueblo, Colorado, in 1912, Packard served as president of the Hewlett Packard Company (1947-1964), in addition to other leadership positions, culminating with chairman emeritus. In 1969 he served as deputy secretary of defense in Nixon's first administration. Packard died in 1996.
William Hewlett — co-founder of Hewlett-Packard. William “Bill” Hewlett (1913-2001) helped launch the computing giant Hewlett-Packard in 1939 with his friend and fellow Stanford alum David Packard. Their startup in a Palo Alto garage became one of the founding stories of Silicon Valley.