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Birth
Richard Stallman was born in New York City -
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Worked at MIT Lab
Stalllman worked at a MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab for 12 years, only taking a break while attending graduate school in 1974. -
Stallman graduated from Harvard University
Stallman attended Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts where he studied physics -
Grad school at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stallman further studied physics in grad school at MIT. -
Wrote first extensible Emacs text editor
Stallman wrote the first extensible Emacs text editor at the MIT in 1976. -
GNU Operating System
In 1983 Stallman announced his idea for a GNU Operating System that is entirely free -
Resigned from MIT
Stallman resigned from MIT to continue pursuing his GNU Operating System -
Started the Free Software Foundation
In October of 1985, Stallman created the Free Software Foundation -
Received the National Frontier Foundation's Pioneer Award
Stallman received the National Frontier Foundation's Pioneer Award -
Received the Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award
Stallman was the recipient of the Yuri Rubinsky Memorial Award in 1999 -
Development of a free online encyclopedia
In late 1999 Stallman advocated for the creation of a free online encyclopedia in which the public can contribute to articles -
Wrote the book "Free Software, Free Society"
Stallman comprised a book together based off short essays on writings of his in the past -
Partially wrote Semiautobiography: "Free as in Freedom
Stallman collaborated with author Sam Williams to create a autobiography of his life -
The recipient of the Fondazione Pistoletto prize
Stallman received the Fondazione Pistoletto prize in the year 2005 -
Internet Hall of Fame
In the year 2013, Stallman was Inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame
