performance they had ever seen.
Dr. Pausch spoke about seizing your dreams and not giving up. He offered insights into
computer science and working in teams. He cracked his audience up again and again with
his jokes. He even did pushups on stage!
His lecture was so inspiring that people wanted video and audio copies of it. Soon, it was
an Internet phenomenon with a million hits in the first month, and Dr. Pausch was asked
to write a book about his approach to life. That book, The Last Lecture, became a
bestseller and has been translated into forty-six languages.
Randy Pausch spent the last few months of his life, in between medical treatments,
making his own childhood dreams come true - practicing with the Pittsburgh Steelers and
appearing in a Star Trek movie.
He also appeared on TV many times and gave several more lectures before his cancer
killed him in 2008. To the end, his message was the same - seize the time you have, never
give up on yourself or your dreams, and never underestimate the importance of having
fun.
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