Bill Hewlett

The HP Way: How Bill Hewlett And I Built Our Company

4:00AM September 16, 2010 | David Packard and David W. Packard

With David Packard’s birthday passing last week and HP’s recent leadership woes, we at Gizmodo feel it’s time to remember early HP’s innovative founding culture. We bring you an inspiring excerpt from Packard’s book, with a foreword by his son. More »


When Tech Gods Were Mortal Men

6:20AM July 16, 2009 | John Herrman

Anyone who knows tech knows certain names—Gates, Jobs, Woz, Kamen, Stringer—but before they became legends, they were busy doing, well, some curious stuff. Here’s a glance at their lives circa 1979: More »