Randy Pausch

1. Who he was?

1.1. He was an American professor at Carnegie Mellon University

1.1.1. Computer science

1.1.2. Human–computer interaction

1.1.3. Design

2. Family

2.1. Wife

2.1.1. Jai Glasgow

2.2. Children

2.2.1. Logan Pausch

2.2.2. Chloe Pausch

2.2.3. Dylan Pausch

3. Quotes

3.1. Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.

3.2. Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.

3.3. I don't know how to not have fun. I'm dying and I'm having fun, and I'm going to keep having fun every day I've got left.

4. He was inspired by

4.1. The first human landing on the moon

4.1.1. When he saw this event on television when he was a child, he thought “anything is possible”

4.2. Trip with his family to Disneyland

4.3. Childhood Football's Teacher

4.4. He was inspired by his own condition

5. Birth

5.1. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland

5.2. He was born on October 23, 1960

6. Childhood

6.1. He was an incredible happy boy

6.2. He was smiling all the time

6.3. He was a highly creative child

6.4. He always was dreaming

7. Major contributions

7.1. Inspirational speeches regarding life

7.2. Battle with cancer

7.3. Creator of Alice software project

7.4. Cofounder of CMU's Entertainment Technology Center

7.5. Virtual Reality Research with Disney Imagineers

7.6. #1 best-selling book

8. Death

8.1. Date

8.1.1. July 25, 2008

8.2. Cause

8.2.1. Pancreatic cancer

9. Why?

9.1. Because his speech really inspires people to follow their life dreams

9.2. He was always optimistic and shows that even under the worst circumstances having a positive attitude can make the difference