惠普公司发展年表.docVIP

Hewlett-Packard Co. 1938: William Hewlett and David Packard, graduates of Stanford Universitys electrical engineering program, start their own business in the garage behind Packards rented house in Palo Alto, California. Starting with only $538, the men begin working on a resistance-capacity audio oscillator (HP 200B), a machine used for testing sound equipment. Walt Disney becomes their first big customer by ordering eight HP 200Bs for the production of Fantasia. 1939 Jan. 01: Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard formalize their electronics manufacturing venture as a partnership called Hewlett-Packard Co. The order of their names in the companys name was decided by a coin toss. 1947 Aug. 18: Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) is incorporated. 1947: HPs net revenue for the fiscal year (ending October 31) amounts to $679,000. 1951: HP invents the HP 524A, a high-speed frequency counter which reduces the time required to measure accurately high frequencies from about 10 minutes to one or two seconds. This product is used by radio stations to maintain accurate broadcast frequencies, particularly on the newly established FM band. Net revenue reaches approximately $5.5 million. 1957 Nov. 06: HP stock is offered for public trading for the first time. 1958: HP makes its first acquisition, F.L. Moseley Co. of Pasadena, CA, a manufacturer of high quality graphic recorders. 1964: Dave Packard is elected chairman of the board; Bill Hewlett is elected company president. The company develops a cesium beam standard instrument accurate to one-millionth of a second; as company engineers embark on a 35-day, 35,000 mile world tour to coordinate standard times, the product gains recognition as the flying clock. 1965: Net revenue is $165 million. 1966: Though primarily a manufacturer of instruments for analysis and measurement, HP develops its first computer, the HP 2116A to control some of its own test and measurement instruments; it is not intended for the commercial computer market but lead