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Bill Hewlett

William Redington Hewlett, American engineer, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (died 2001)

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Born
May 20, 1913
Died
January 12, 2001
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1913

About Bill Hewlett

William Redington Hewlett was an American engineer and the co-founder, with David Packard, of the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP). Packard and he began discussing forming a company in August 1937, and founded Hewlett-Packard Company as a partnership on January 1, 1939. Their first big breakthrough came when Disney purchased eight audio oscillators designed by Hewlett which were used for the production of the film Fantasia. Hewlett was a Director for Hexcel Products Incorporated (became Hexcel, founded by his wife Flora's brother in law Roscoe "Bud" Hughes) from 1956 to 1965, and worked on their executive committee. Hewlett attended undergraduate classes taught by Fred Terman at Stanford and became acquainted with David Packard.

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Bill Hewlett timeline

  1. Packard and he began discussing forming a company in August 1937, and founded Hewlett-Packard Company as a partnership on January 1, 1939.
  2. Hewlett was a Director for Hexcel Products Incorporated (became Hexcel, founded by his wife Flora's brother in law Roscoe "Bud" Hughes) from 1956 to 1965, and worked on their executive committee.

The world when Bill Hewlett was born

Bill Hewlett was born in 1913. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1913

  • Best-selling book"The Inside of the Cup" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe stripped of Olympic titles over amateurism rules
  • Top headline16th Amendment allows federal income tax
  • Technology milestoneFord assembly line begins — revolutionizes manufacturing
  • World population~1.73B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population96.0M

1913 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bill Hewlett's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19132026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population96.0M341 million

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