Size, in square feet, of Palo Alto garage where Hewlett and Packard started their company in 1938: 150
Size, in square feet, of HP’s Palo Alto headquarters today: 473,140
HP staff in 1938: 2
HP staff today: 125,300
HP charitable donations in 1939: $5
HP charitable donations in 1997: $61,400,000
1997 donations by separate Hewlett and Packard foundations: $251,900,000
U.S. applications for Rhodes Scholarships in 1997: 989
Rhodes Scholarships awarded to U.S. students each year: 32
U.S. Rhodes Scholarships won by Stanford students since 1989: 12
U.S. Rhodes Scholarships won by Harvard students since 1989: 52
Stanford grads ever hired as Oscar Mayer Wienermobile drivers: 1
Toy Wienermobile whistles handed out by Brad Davies, ’97, during his yearlong driving stint: 150,000
Times Davies was asked if the Wienermobile flies: 27
Times pulled over by curious police officers: 4
Sources: 1. Hewlett-Packard Co.; David and Lucile Packard Foundation; William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; 2. Bechtel International Center; Office of the American Secretary of the Rhodes Scholarship Trust; 3. Oscar Mayer Co.
