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William Hewlett electronics entrepreneur
Born: 5/20/1913
Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Mich.
electronics entrepreneur who, with David Packard, scraped together $538 in 1938 and started an electronics company in Palo Alto, Calif. The company, Hewlett Packard, flourished and became the country's second-largest computer maker. Hewlett and Packard are credited with establishing Silicon Valley. Died: Portola Valley, Calif., 1/12/2001
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