We had the honor of getting invited to tour the HP Garage, considered almost universally to be the “birthplace of Silicon Valley.” In a nutshell, the HP Garage is a literal 12’ x 18’ wooden garage.

Using a $20 microscope, Lego, and various household items, teen Emily Tianshi transformed her garage into a science lab to study water conservation amid California’s historic drought. She found a ...

The HP Garage in Palo Alto, Calif., often referred to as the "Birthplace Of Silicon Valley," is an unassuming place at first glimpse. But in 1939, inside this 12 x 18-foot shack, Bill Hewlett and Dave ...

Caroline McCarthy, a CNET News staff writer, is a downtown Manhattanite happily addicted to social-media tools and restaurant blogs. Her pre-CNET resume includes interning at an IT security firm and ...

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The BBC has a nice article and a slide show about the garage in Palo Alto where Hewlett Packard started. I notice that Bill Hewlett had a megaplex a lot like mine– short on creature comforts and long ...