Randy Pausch was a professor of Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction, and Design at Carnegie Mellon University. From 1988 to 1997, he taught at the University of Virginia. An award-winning teacher and researcher, he worked with Adobe, Google, Electronic Arts (EA), and Walt Disney Imagineering, and pioneered the Alice project.
Pausch's last lecture arrives in the form of a book which holds all the potency of his original talk . . . But this book is something concrete - [Randy's] heart is in there, and it is the loveliest of gifts. - SUNDAY TELEGRAPHYoung people love him, old people love him, academics love him, parents love him, cancer patients love him. - COURIER-MAILthe hottest book in the country now. - THE AGEAn inspiration to millions - GOOD READINGA final message [which] explores the deeper lessons of life. - THE EXAMINER