Lee Felsenstein

By adamm135
  • Born April 27, 1945

    Born April 27, 1945

    Pictured is a celebration of Germany's surrender in Philadelphia in 1945
  • Graduated from University of California, Berkeley

    Graduated from University of California, Berkeley

    Pictured is the Sproul Hall Sit-in after the governor ordered arrests, and at which Felsenstein was arrested
  • Designed and Built the Pennywhistle Modem

    Designed and Built the Pennywhistle Modem

    Pictured is an advertisement for the Pennywhistle modem
  • Community Memory Opened

    Community Memory Opened

    Pictured is the group who designed Community Memory, including Felsenstein
  • Developed the VDM-1, a terminal system for the Altair 8800 microcomputer, at the Processor Technology Corporation

    Developed the VDM-1, a terminal system for the Altair 8800 microcomputer, at the Processor Technology Corporation

    Pictured is the VDM-1 video card
  • First Meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club

    First Meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club

    Pictured is a meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club
  • Announcement of the Full Version of the SOL-20, which Felsenstein developed

    Announcement of the Full Version of the SOL-20, which Felsenstein developed

    Pictured is a Sol-20 microcomputer
  • Co-Founded the Osborne Computer Corporation with Adam Osborne

    Co-Founded the Osborne Computer Corporation with Adam Osborne

    Pictured are Lee Felsenstein and Adam Osborne in Japan
  • Osborne 1 Released

    Osborne 1 Released

    Pictured is an Osborne-1 computer, signed by Lee Felsenstein
  • Employed at Interval Research Corporation

    Employed at Interval Research Corporation

    Pictured is the Interval Research Corporation Logo
  • Honored as a Pioneer of the Electronic Frontier by the Electronic Frontier Foundation

    Honored as a Pioneer of the Electronic Frontier by the Electronic Frontier Foundation

    Pictured is the Electronic Frontier Foundation Logo
  • Founded the Free Speech Movement Archives

    Founded the Free Speech Movement Archives

    Pictured are members of the Free Speech Movement listening to a KPFA Broadcast, taken by Lee Felsenstein, and archived on the Free Speech Movement Archives website
  • Became a Laureate of the Tech Museum of Innovation

    Became a Laureate of the Tech Museum of Innovation

    Pictured is the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, CA
  • Developed the "Pedal-Powered Internet", for installation in remote villages in the developing world

    Developed the "Pedal-Powered Internet", for installation in remote villages in the developing world

    Pictured is an example of a pedal-powered internet kiosk
  • Inducted as a CHM Fellow

    Inducted as a CHM Fellow

    Pictured are the 2016 CHM Fellow Award honorees David Cutler, Philip Moorby, and Lee Felsenstein