Lee Felsenstein Timeline

By emilytruong

  • Birth

    Birth
    Born in Philadelphia, Pennsiylvania

  • Free Speech Movement

    Free Speech Movement
    He participated in the Free Speech Movement as a teenager and was arrested during the Sproul Hall Sit-in at the University of California, Berkeley.

  • Junior Engineer at Ampex

    Junior Engineer at Ampex
    He dropped out of the University of California, Berkeley to work as a junior engineer at Ampex.

  • Graduated

    Graduated
    Lee Felsenstein graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in electrical engineering and computer science

  • Community Memory Project

    Community Memory Project
    The Community Memory Project was a time-shared public bulletin board system that was designed around the counter-cultural ideals of decentralization, low cost, and open access. It was one of the earliest online communities

  • Created Pennywhistle Modem

    Created Pennywhistle Modem
    He thought modems used in the Community Memory Project were to expensive, so he created a cheaper modem.

  • Homebrew Computer Club

    Homebrew Computer Club
    Open forum for computer enthusiasts to discuss new codes and information in a collabrative space.

  • Processor Technology Corporation

    Processor Technology Corporation
    Joined as a design consultant, where he helped develop the Visual Display Model, VDM-1.

  • SOL-20

    SOL-20
    He created SOL-20 with other Homebrew Computer Club members. It was one of the first microcomputers sold with a keyboard and case.

  • Golemics

    Golemics
    He was the founder and president of Golemics, a design company, from 1979 until 1992.

  • Osborne Computer Corporation

    Osborne Computer Corporation
    Founded the company with Adam Osborn, where he helped create a portable computer, the Osborne-1.

  • Interval Research

    Interval Research
    He worked as a senior researcher at Interval Research from 1992 until 2000.

  • Pioneer of the Electronic Frontier

    Pioneer of the Electronic Frontier
    He was honored as a Pioneer of the Electronic Frontier by the Electronic Frontier Foundation

  • Free Speech Movement Archives

    Free Speech Movement Archives
    He helped set up an online record of the movement he and many others participated in. http://www.fsm-a.org/

  • Editor's Choice Award for Creative Excellence

    Editor's Choice Award for Creative Excellence
    He was awarded the Editor’s Choice awards for creative excellence from EE Times magazine.

  • Computer History Museum Fellow

    Computer History Museum Fellow
    He was made a fellow at the Computer History Museum for his "influence on the technical and social environment of the early personal computing era." http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/lee-felsenstein/