Cardinal Numbers

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

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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

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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