Lee felsenstein

Lee Felsenstein

By sebby109
  • Attends University of California at Berkeley

    Attends University of California at Berkeley

  • Attends Sproul Hall Sit-in

    Attends Sproul Hall Sit-in

    attends Free speech movement and ends up being arrested but eventually let go.

  • Hired as a technician at Berkeley

    Did simple temperature tests and designed transistor circuits

  • Drops out of University

  • Posts ad in Barb

    Looking for conversation in engineer, meets Jude Milhon.
  • Hired as Junior Engineer at Ampex Inc

    Hired as Junior Engineer at Ampex Inc

  • Attends therapy to be able to return to University

  • Graduates Berkeley

    Earns a degree in Electrical engineering and computer science

  • Develops Community Memory Project

    This project led to the invention of the Pennywhistle modem

  • published People's Computer Company

    Target people interested in using computers with children.

  • Created "Tom Swift Terminal"

    Also, published the specification for in the same year for 50c.

  • Develops VDM

    Video display module. Originally did it for the money, he was employed by Bob
  • Developed SOL-20 computer

    Developed SOL-20 computer

    One of first micocomputers

  • Obsborne Computer Corporation Founded

  • Founded the Free Speech Movement Archives

    It was an online record of the movement back in the 60s