Lee Felsenstein

By JoeyMen
  • Born

    Born
    He was born!!
  • Enrolled first time at the University of California, Berkley

    Enrolled first time at the University of California, Berkley
    He enrolled at the school.
  • Joined Co-operative Work-Study Program in Engineering

  • Sprout-Hall Sit-In Arrested

    The Sprout Hall Sit-In at the University of California, Berkley. He and others were arrested.
  • Dropped out of University

    Dropped out of University
    Don't worry, he comes back.
  • Period: to

    worked as a Junior Engineer at the Ampex Corporation

    Ampex is an American electronics company
  • Re-enrolled

    Re-enrolled
    He went back to the University of California, Berkley.
  • GRADUATED!!

    GRADUATED!!
    He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
  • The Community Memory project

    The Community Memory project
    Created with Efrem Lipkin, Mark Szapkowski, Ken Colstad and Jude Milhon. One of the earliest online communities designed around the counter-culture ideals of decentralization, low cost, and open access of information.
  • Homebrew Computer Club

    One of the founding members, this group was formed in response to the appearance of the Altair 8800 computer kit.
  • Designed the Sol-20

    The first fully assembled microcomputer with a built-in keyboard and television output, what would later be known as a home computer.
  • Osborne Computer Corporation

    Osborne Computer Corporation
    Founded with Adam Osborne, the companies first product was a portable computer.
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    Osborne Computer Corporation

    He worked at the Osborne Computer Corporation as a designer of the Osborne 1, the first mass-produced portable computer.
  • Period: to

    worked at Interval Research Corporation

    It was a laboratory and technology incubator focusing on consumer product applications and services with a focus on the Internet.
  • Named a "Pioneer of the Electronic Frontier"

    by the Electronic Frontier Foundation
  • Founded the Free Speech Movement Archives

    an online repository of historical information relating to that event, its antecedents and successors.
  • Period: to

    worked at Pemstar Pacific Consultants

    an electronics design and contract manufacturing firm
  • Editor's Choice Award for Creative Excellence

    Editor's Choice Award for Creative Excellence
    Given by EE Times Magazine
  • Made a Fellow of the Computer History Museum

    "for his influence on the technical and social environment of the early personal computing era."
  • Still Alive!!

    Still Alive!!
    He's still kicking....