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Patricia Dunn, 2006 News

chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard, announced in September that she would step down from her position in January 2007. She admitted that she had authorized an investigation to determine who on…

William Hewlett Biography

William Hewlettelectronics entrepreneurBorn: 5/20/1913Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Mich. electronics entrepreneur who, with David Packard, scraped together $538 in 1938 and started an electronics…

William Hewlett 2001 Deaths

William HewlettAge: 87 electronics entrepreneur who, with David Packard, scraped together $538 in 1938 and started an electronics company in Palo Alto, Calif. The company, Hewlett Packard,…

Bernard Oliver

Bernard OliverBorn: 1916 Pulse Code Modulation. Oliver and Shannon developed the first high-speed digital transmission system based on coded electronic pulses, making digital telephone…

Claude Shannon

Claude ShannonBorn: 1916 Pulse Code Modulation. Oliver and Shannon developed the first high-speed digital transmission system based on coded electronic pulses, making digital telephone…

Andrea Jung Biography

Andrea Jungbusiness executiveBorn: 1959 Birthplace: Toronto, Canada The oldest child of Chinese immigrants, Jung grew up speaking both English and Mandarin Chinese. Jung received a BA in…

September 2015 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of September 2015. Judge Reverses Tom Brady's…

Dow 101

Five Fundamental Facts About the Dow Jones Industrial Average The Index Is Not Truly Industrial Though its name would lead you to believe it is composed of only industrial companies, in fact the…

Most Powerful Women in the World 2016

The following table lists the most powerful women in the world, according to Forbes. The women range from presidents to CEOs to philanthropists. Rank Name Title 1. Angela Merkel…

Largest U.S. Businesses 2010

      2010 rank Company Revenues (in millions) 1. Wal-Mart Stores $408,214 2. Exxon Mobil 284,650 3. Chevron 163,527 4. General…