A garage birthed Silicon Valley's tech revolution
Technology
In 1939, Hewlett-Packard's founding in a Palo Alto garage ignited the entrepreneurial spirit that transformed Silicon Valley into a global tech powerhouse.
In 1939, a humble Palo Alto garage became the birthplace of Hewlett-Packard, marking the symbolic start of Silicon Valley. Engineers William Hewlett and David Packard invested $538 to create audio oscillators, even selling some to Walt Disney Studios for the film Fantasia. This early success funded their growth into a major electronics firm.