This interview focuses on Hewlett's connections with Stanford University, his relationship with Fred Terman, and Hewlett-Packard's interest in educational programs stressing theoretical training in the engineering field. The interview begins with an overview of Hewlett's educational experiences at Stanford and MIT and his early involvement with Terman. Hewlett offers an insightful analysis of Terman's position within the engineering and educational fields. He then discusses his activities during World War II, when he was attached to the office of the Chief Signal Officer for most of the war. He then discusses HP personnel, Noel Eldridge, Noel Porter, and Barney Oliver; and HP during the late 1940s and 1950s and the rise of Stanford's engineering school during this period. The last section deals with HP's transition from a small technical firm to a large, diversified publicly-owned corporation by the late 1960s. The interview concludes with a brief historical overview of the intellectual engineering community based at Stanford and the rise of the semiconductor industry in the area as well as HP's response to semiconductor technology.