|
Year
|
Event
|
1945 | Well, everything has to start sometime, yes? |
1952 | Lived like an animal. Actually, animals had it better. |
1957 | Bought my first telescope. It was pretty bad but I loved it.
Decided my education was too important to leave up to schools.
Became "7th Grade Dropout," already trying to retire. |
1959 | Built my first pirate radio transmitter from old TV parts.
Suddenly police couldn't locate Car 54. |
1962 | Thrown into street by evil parents. You probably think I'm kidding.
Made a living fixing TV sets. |
1966 | Became street vagabond (when it was still fashionable).
Became folk singer (when it was still possible).
Hitchhiked across country several times (when it was still safe). |
1973 | Designed electronics for the NASA Space Shuttle. |
1975 | Moved to Oregon, tried to retire and garden. Ha ha. |
1977 | Bought an Apple II, just for the fun of it. |
1978 | Created first version of "Apple Writer" as tool
to aid writing of relativity article. |
1983 | Apple Writer II became international best seller. |
1985 | Named "Scientist of the Year" by the Oregon Academy of Science. |
1987 | Tired of working on Apple Writer, I bought a sailboat,
just for the fun of it. |
1988 | I started sailing 31-foot boat around the world, solo. |
1991 | I finished epic around the world solo 30,000 mile voyage. |
1996 | Created Arachnophilia and the idea for CareWare. |