Randy Pausch and The Last Lecture

On July 25th, 2008, Randy Pausch, succumbed to Pancreatic Cancer ending his nearly two year battle.

He was a noted Professor of Virtual Reality at Carnegie Mellon University. He was asked to give a "last lecture". During this 74 minute talk he not only changed this honorary and historical process for professors forever, but changed the lives of millions of people throughout the world.

He only wanted to change three lives...

(As taken from the website of "The Last Lecture")

On September 18, 2007, computer science professor Randy Pausch stepped in front of an audience of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon University to deliver a last lecture called “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.” With slides of his CT scans beaming out to the audience, Randy told his audience about the cancer that is devouring his pancreas and that will claim his life in a matter of months. On the stage that day, Randy was youthful, energetic, handsome, often cheerfully, darkly funny. He seemed invincible. But this was a brief moment, as he himself acknowledged.

Randy’s lecture has become a phenomenon, as has the book he wrote based on the same principles, celebrating the dreams we all strive to make realities. Sadly, Randy lost his battle to pancreatic cancer on July 25th, 2008, but his legacy will continue to inspire us all, for generations to come.

This is that lecture...




An amazing fellow to say the least.



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