Lee Felsenstein

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  • Enrolls in Berkeley

    Begins higher education journey as a Freshman at UC Berkeley..

  • Co-operative Work-Study Program

    Joins the Co-operative Work-Study Program in the College of Engineering at UC Berkeley.
  • Work-Study at NASA

    Work-Study at NASA

    For 2 months, Felsenstein works as a student at a dream job for NASA. He is fired due to his parents' affiliation with the communist party.
  • Arrested during Sproul Hall Sit-In

    Arrested during Sproul Hall Sit-In

    During his time in the Free Speech Movement, a teen-aged Felsenstein becomes one of hundreds of young people arrested for organized protest at Berkeley.
    Source: [Link text] https://web.archive.org/web/20160417235841/http://www.computerhistory.org/fellowawards/hall/bios/Lee,Felsenstein/

  • Drops out of UC Berkeley

    Felsenstein takes time away from school, choosing to participate in the work-force.
  • Revolutionary Speech

    Revolutionary Speech

    Referenced in the trial of the Oakland Seven, due to his writings that inspired revolutionary political thought.
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    Junior Engineer at Ampex, Inc.

    Felsenstein works at Ampex, Inc. as a junior engineer.

  • Re-Enrolls at UC Berekely

    Returns to school to pursue his degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
  • Resource One

    Resource One

    Felsenstein works for counterculture computer group Resource One in the hopes of creating social change, eventually leaves in 1973 due to differences of opinion.

  • Gradutation

    Graduates Berkeley with a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
  • Community Memory Project

    Community Memory Project

    Works with a group to install a machine which operates as a digital bulletin board in a local record shop, completely available to the public.
  • Homebrew Computer Club

    Homebrew Computer Club

    Lee Felsenstein joins the Homebrew Computer Club as an original member. The Homebrew Computer Club would come to foster many computer legends, such as Steve Jobs.
  • Osborne-1

    Osborne-1

    Felsenstein works with Adam Osborne to design the Osborne-1: The first portable computer for mass production. Weighing in at 27lbs.
  • Golemics, Inc.

    Golemics, Inc.

    Founder and President of Golemics, Inc. from 1983-1992, where he led teams to complete 50 jobs.
  • Founds the Hacker Dojo

    Founds the Hacker Dojo

    Creates a space with the mission of: "Creating an inclusive and accessible community for tech enthusiasts to learn, play and build together"
  • Fellowship

    Fellowship

    Made a Fellow of the Computer History Museum.