Dr. Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture

July 29, 2008

Noted Computer Science professor Dr. Randy Pausch passed away last Friday at age 47.  He is most famous for his “Last Lecture,” written for his kids but delivered to a crowd of 400 colleagues and students at Carnegie Mellon.

For those of you who haven’t yet seen it, his inspiring speech is well worth watching:





[Link: Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture.]

You can support the Randy Pausch Honorary Fund here.

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