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Lee Felsenstein - David Bailyn

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  • Born

    Philadelphia, PA
  • Entered UC Berkeley

    Entered UC Berkeley
    BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Became engineer at Ampex

    Became engineer at Ampex
  • Graduated from UC Berkeley

    He re-enlisted after dropping out and earned his degree
  • Designed Pennywhistle modem

    Designed Pennywhistle modem
  • Became an original member of the Homebrew Computer Club

    Became an original member of the Homebrew Computer Club
    This club was formed in response to the Altair 8800. He moderated meetings at this club.
  • Joined Osborne Computer Corporation

    Joined Osborne Computer Corporation
  • Osborne 1 Released

    This was a computer chip designed by Felsenstein
  • Joined Interval Research Corporation

    Joined Interval Research Corporation
  • Named "Pioneer of the Electronic Frontier" by EFF

  • Founded Free Speech Movement Archives

    was an online record of the tech movement
  • Joined Hall of Fame for computers

  • Designed an open source telecommunications and computer system

    This was used for villages in third world countries
  • Received Editors Choice Award

  • Became fellow of the Computer History Museum

    Became fellow of the Computer History Museum