HP Labs Founding Director Barney Oliver to be Inducted Into National Inventors Hall of Fame.News Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2004 HP (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HPQ HPQ Hewlett-Packard Corporation (NYSE) HPQ High Priority Queue )(Nasdaq:HPQ) today announced that Barney Oliver, founding director of HP Labs and pioneering applied scientist, will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame The National Inventors Hall of Fame is an organization that honors important inventors from the whole world who have lodged a domestic American patent. The only prerequisite of induction is being named an inventor on a US patent. Posthumous induction is allowed. . Oliver was regarded by many -- including HP co-founder Bill Hewlett -- as one of the greatest applied scientists of the 20th century. During Oliver's 29-year tenure with the company (1952-1981), HP established itself as an icon of excellence in research and development and shaped the face of business in what became known as Silicon Valley. HP's central research organization, HP Labs, was established by Oliver in 1966, and became the birthplace of a long list of now-legendary products emerging during the era. These included: -- the HP 2116A, the company's first computer, -- the HP 9100A, the first scientific desktop programmable calculator, and -- the HP 35, the first scientific handheld calculator. "We owe credit to Barney not only for some of the ingenious products that have become inseparable from our everyday lives, but also for the spirit of innovation that still pervades HP and HP Labs today," said Dick Lampman, senior vice president of research for HP and director of HP Labs. "We're proud to carry that spirit forward and are dedicated to focusing our research in areas where we can make the greatest contribution to our customers and to society." Oliver also was well-known for his work at Bell Labs and SETI SETI (sĕt`ē) [Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence], name given to a series of independent programs to detect radio signals from civilizations beyond the solar system. . Oliver passed away on Nov. 23, 1995. The formal ceremony for Oliver and this year's other inductees will take place in May at the National Inventors Hall of Fame (www.invent.org) in Akron, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County.GR6 The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland to the north and Canton to the south, approximately 60 miles (96 km) west of . About HP HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal computing Refers to users working on their own computers rather than a terminal to a mainframe. Sometimes, the term refers to using computers at home for work and/or entertainment in contrast to business use only. See personal computer. and access devices, global services and imaging and printing. For the fiscal year ending on Oct. 31, 2003, HP revenue totaled $73.1 billion. More information about HP is available at www.hp.com. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. 2/2004 |
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