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WILLIAM R. HEWLETT
Pages 194-201

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From page 195...
... Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in 1954 and was elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering in 1965 and the National Academy of Sciences in 1977. President Ronald Reagan awarded him the National Medal of Science in 1983 for "his pioneering accomplishments in the creation and manufacturing of electronics and semiconductor devices and electronic test instruments." In 1987 he was awarded the Degree of Uncommon Man by Stanford University, its most prestigious award granted to alumni.
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From page 196...
... When Will was 12, his father died of a brain tumor. Deeply troubled by this loss, the boy sought refuge in the school science lab and solace in the mountains.
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From page 197...
... We had a bowling lane foul line indicator. We had a thing that would make a urinal flush automatically as soon as a guy came in front of it.
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From page 198...
... Thus Will was moved to the Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth, where he put his electrical engineering skills to good use. But not for long: that summer Hewlett-Packard went from a partnership to a corporation and the government now recognized Hewlett as an essential employee.
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From page 199...
... The company had earned a reputation for making quality printers, but a quality problem with one of its models exposed HP to warranty problems in the tens of millions of dollars. When the serious situation was described to the board, Hewlett listened and finally asked what had been learned from the experience.
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... Silicon Valley had brought enormous growth and prosperity to northern California, but with it came challenges such as overpopulation, massive immigration, and destruction of once plentiful forests. William contributed to the conglomerate he had laid the foundation for with compassion and understanding -- and with the hope that the next "Silicon Valley" would be a more perfect organization, not just a group of for-profit companies but a society of people from all walks of life who would live and work together with dignity and respect.
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