The Last Lecture 最后一课 9780340978504

If you knew you only had a short time to live, what would you do?In September 2007, computer science professor Randy Pausch delivered a traditional last lecture called 'Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams'. Ironically , it really was his last lecture, as this youthful, energetic and cheerful man had just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had only months to live.Randy's inspirational lecture about the joy of life -- his legacy to his three young children -- has become an internet and publishing phenomenon.The Last Lecture has sold over 5 million copies Lecture There's a reason why it has -- open this book and find out. It could change the way you live your life.

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, Elec