今年4月,世界知名的大公司——美国惠普(HP)公司创始人之一戴维·普克德逝世,终年83岁。现在资产达310亿美元,因拥有高科技而闻名于世的惠普公司,当年是以538美元为资本在一间车库起家的。1938年,两位斯坦福大学的毕业生惠尔特和普克德不甘心受雇于人,决定合伙创造自己的产业。两人凑了538美元,在加州租了一间车库办起了公司,公司以两人姓的头一个字母组合为名。 In April of this year, David Puckerd, one of the founders of the world-famous Hewlett-Packard Company, died and was 83 years old. Now with assets of 31 billion U.S. dollars, Hewlett-Packard, known for its high technology, started in a garage with US$538 as its capital. In 1938, two graduates of Stanford University, Walter and Puckard, were unwilling to be employed by others and decided to cooperate in the creation of their own industries. The two got together for 538 US dollars, rented a garage in California to start the company, the company name in the first letter of the two names.