January 1972 Parade of New Products
- New products for year include HP-35 pocket calculator, 8660A and 8660B RF signal generators, 1702A and 1703A portable oscilloscopes, 5062B atomic clock, IMPATT diodes, 5340A microwave frequency counter, 10529 logic comparator, 1310 and 1311A high-speed graphics displays, 62000 modular power supply, 3320 frequency oscillator, 3800 infrared distance meter, 2100 minicomputer, 9862 X-Y plotter, 7900 disk drive, system/3000, 780000 ECG, 1530 computer-aided interpretation, 78204 respiration meter, 78202 temperature meter, 4910 open telephone open cable fault locator, 5950 ESCA spectrometer, 5930A/5932A mass spectrometers and data systems, 5700 gas chromatograph. 2 7
- New company-wide planning process, using bubble charts, company visualization, accounting model. 8 9
- HP new electronics catalog available. 10
- John Young, Electronic Products Group, discusses key elements of selling modular systems. 11-13
- Hewlett discusses management meeting at ranch: “Management is getting things done through people”; Packard to return from Washington, DC, after stint as Deputy Secretary of Defense. 15
- HPA 2300 mesh-hot carrier diode sold to Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA) for use in the Mariner space probe project. 16
February 1972 Career Ladder
- Self-motivation, management by objective, and descriptions of various self-motivated employees. 2 7
- Corporate training, importance of education; EE Communications Committee formed; Honors Cooperative Program with Stanford described. 8 11
- Off-hours studies and the employee educational assistance program. 12 13
- Third Mountain View building to be completed. 14
- Construction in Rockaway site in New Jersey. 14
- New sales office in Orlando, Fla., and St. Louis, Mo. 14
- HP Scotland site doubling in size. 14
- 45-year employee Mary Fredman of Medical Products Division. 14
- Hewlett discusses 1972 business forecast. 15
- Dave Packard returns after three years as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense. 16
March 1972 Proving Einstein
- Cesium beam atomic clocks and hydrogen maser clocks used to prove aspects of Einstein’s theory of relativity(effect of time lag); Len Cutler comments on Apollo 17 project use of HP products, including HP 5060A and 5061; Santa Clara Frequency and Time Division. 2 7
- Corporate headquarters view from atop new 10-story building. 8 9
- Measurement metrology symposium discussed powerful effects of computer technology, metrification of the U.S. 10 12
- Software contest increases number of computer programs available to HP users. 13
- HP 5700 gas chromatograph debuts in London. 14
- Packard discusses his return from Washington as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense. 14
- Water-proof, portable HP 1700E oscilloscope. 15
April 1972 New Links to New Markets
- Data Products Group uses solutions-oriented approach to conduct business; descriptions of minicomputer system usage for computer-assisted instruction (CAI), inventory control, machine operations, production controls, management training, time-shared business applications; description of Data Products Group. 2 5
- HP corporate finance cash management. 6 8
- Equal opportunities employment policies and affirmative action reaffirmation, a tradition at HP. (diversity) 9
- HP in Grenoble, France; engineering and manufacturing facility serving European markets provides HP more operating flexibility. 10 13
- HP exhibits new products at IEEE in New York. 14
- U.S. Naval Observatory announces that relativity experiments successfully proved using HP atomic clocks. 14
- Hewlett discusses home growing talent at HP, the importance of informal interchange of information and feedback. 15
- Telemetry system, HP 78000 radio heart monitor. 16
May 1972 New Pathway to Measurement
- 4000th 2100A minicomputer shipped. 2 3
- Wildlife conservationists on Rancho Bernando range at HP San Diego work with California Fish and Game Department on wildlife study program. 4 6
- HP 2000 time-shared system allows 32 users at HP to perform computer tasks simultaneously. 7 9
- HP’s commitment to optics technology such as LEDs, laser interferometer system, and distance-measuring instruments. 10 13
- Hewlett discusses what HP sells, our customers, important aspects of HP, including measurement, computational equipment, software, medical instrumentation and chemical analysis. 14 15
- Automatic Measurement Division moves to Sunnyvale. 16
- HP acquires Vertek, Inc., medical electronics firm in Vermont. 16
June 1972 Field Service Hits the Road
- Health, diet and physical shape; employees make changes to help physical ailments and limitations. 2 5
- Extreme success of HP-35 pocket calculator –- “a runaway best-seller.” 6 8
- Important contributions of HP field service organization. 9 13
- Santa Rosa manufacturing operations begin. 14
- Second-quarter sales up 24 percent, earnings up 58. 14
- Profit sharing plan distributes over $4.4 million. 14
- Hewlett discusses first-half financial results. 15
- Reactions to HP-35 pocket calculator. 16
July 1972
- Worldwide managers meeting addresses globalization, internationalization, legal affairs, affirmative action (diversity), growth, social responsibility, product development; Packard assesses HP after returning from Washington. 2 9
- Open-door policy, an in-depth look at personnel department; survey on the role of personnel department. 10 14
- Hewlett discusses status of Singapore and European operations. 15
- One second added to international time standards due to measurements of HP atomic clocks. 16
August 1972 New Challenge for HP’s Medical Team
- Vertek acquisition complements HP’s other cardiovascular products; diversification and long-term justification of HP’s involvement in new field. 2 5
- HP 7600A gas chromatograph used for random drug testing of athletics suspected of doping at the 1972 Olympics. 6 7
- Craftsmanship at HP and descriptions of HP craftsman. 8 13
- Manufacturing underway at Santa Rosa’s Microwave Division. 14
- HPA Division appoints industrial optoelectronic distributors. 14
- Dividend on stock of 10 cents/share. 14
- Dr. Taylor Booth wins Terman award. 14
- HP-35 accessories available. 14
- Hewlett talks about company picnic. 15
- United Way giving. 16
September-October 1972 How HP Creates Jobs through International Trade
- HP scholarship winners highlighted; what makes successful students is emotional experience -– positive or negative feedback from others. 2 6
- Interview with Bill Doolittle, vice president of international, on international trade; offshoring, multinational companies and proposed legislation to curtail it. 7 10
- Jet ports monitor aircraft noise using HP 80500B system. 11 13
- 3800A distance meter reaches the 2000 mark in production. 14
- Third-quarter sales up 33 percent. 14
- Colorado Springs to almost double in size. 14
- Hewlett and HP philosophy on management of international operations, globalization, managerial training. 15
- HP spectrum analyzers help model aircraft hobbyists. 16
November 1972
- HP construction projects, architectural design philosophy -– build comfortable, efficient plant on location attractive to professional people. 2 7
- Introduction of portable 1504A electrocardiograph (ECG); small, low-priced instrument with big potential. 8 9
- HP’s Maine salesman, Earle Bubar, is featured. 10 13
- 20,000 employees at HP. 14
- Calculators win two awards. 14
- Heart processing from sales regions. 14
- Employee medical insurance policies explained. 15
- Hewlett discusses employee medical insurance policies. 15
- Sanborn’s first electrocardiograph was battery powered. 16
December 1972 Mission to the Middle Kingdom
- Interview with Bill Doolittle, vice president – International, on HP in China; HP first U.S. electronics firm invited for trade discussions. 2 6
- Profiles on HP adventurers. 7 11
- Optacon, device that electronically scans characters, allows the blind to use HP-35 pocket calculator. 12 13
- Introduction of 9830 programmable calculator with keyboard enables communication in BASIC. 14
- Year-end sales up 28 percent. 14
- Cupertino Data Products facility to expand by another building. 14
- John Doyle, former manager of Auto Measurement, rejoins HP as director of corporate planning. 14
- Hewlett discusses HP reorganization from monolithic to wider product line, streamlining, and teamwork. 15
