So I was checking out audio books on iTunes and saw that The Last Lecture resides at the top spot.
Although I haven’t read the book by Randy Pausch yet, I have watched his Last Lecture online. If you haven’t seen it before take a look here.
Randy Pausch is a CS professor at CMU and a gifted, inspirational speaker. Back in August of 2007 he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given 3-6 months to live.
He was also a professor at UVA between 1988 and 1997. Unfortunately, I missed an opportunity to see him speak last November 24 at UVA Cabell Hall.
Also, I’ve been checking out a recent version of his professional legacy, Alice, for OS X Leopard, which is virtual reality scripting and prototyping environment for kids.
Pretty cool stuff! A true inspiration in the field, any field.
Tags: Eric O’Laughlen, Randy Pausch, Alice
How inspiring Randy Pausch is! If you liked “The Last Lecture”, another fantastic memoir I just read and highly recommend is “My Stroke of Insight” by Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. Her TEDTalk video (ted.com) has been seen as many times as The Last Lecture I think, and Oprah did 4 shows on her book, so there are a lot of similarities. In My Stroke of Insight, there’s a happy ending though. It’s an incredible story! I hear they’re making it into a movie.
I would of never paid attention to the news that Randy Pausch passed away if I hadn’t read this blog entry. I watched the video and found it very inspiring. I’ve got his book on my reserve list at the libary.