achieving childhood dreams achieving childhood dreams referred lecture lecture given computer science professor september received large media coverage basis lecture new_york_times best selling book authored wall_street_journal reporter diagnosed cancer september september underwent remove august doctors discovered cancer given terminal diagnosis told expect remaining months good health lecture upbeat humorous alternating insights computer science engineering education advice building multi disciplinary collaborations working groups interacting people offering inspirational life lessons performing push ups stage commented irony lecture series recently renamed journeys thought damn finally nailed venue renamed finished lecture behalf collaborating development alice pledged honor creating memorial scholarship women computer science recognition support women engineering professor lecture received attention recognition american media news sources world video speech internet sensation viewed million times month delivery social networking sites youtube google video myspace facebook gave version speech october april abc network aired hour long feature entitled lecture love story life days death cancer july abc aired tribute remembering life famous lecture background previous lectures known lectures previous jobs previous career associate professor worked electronic arts known lecture importance making technology friendly users demonstrated point presenting wise known video cassette recorder hard program smashing known lecture time management delivered venue achieving childhood dreams lecture journeys lecture series conducted included speakers university president series lectures focused university staff members discussing professional journeys decisions challenges faced terminal cancer time gave lecture cancer patient interview stated felt learned doctors performed scan check underwent surgery procedure try stop growth body later proved unsuccessful doctors removed parts small parts stomach proceeded begin experimental radiation treatment possibly increase chances survival years percent began radiation treatments november stopped felt good health finishing july august tests conducted showed free cancer late august year informed readers website cancer returned saying recent scan showed liver small doctors aggressive seen doctors estimated months good health left live based lecture generic lecture given professors idea imagining want legacy chance share knowledge world previously lecture series titled lecture renamed series journeys staff talk professional experiences offered lecture time diagnosed cancer received news months left live unsuccessful treatment nearly cancelled lecture terminal cancer discussed issue wife decided final chance share thoughts world compared final scene natural main character injury old age hit final home run speech inspiration diagnosed cancer originally going lecture based generic academic style lecture talk explained earlier expecting cancer play decision think subject speech constantly speech organizers event organizers told august month lecture poster printed needed decide subject immediately week told cancer terminal nearly canceled lecture hearing news deciding speech stay home family order set live normal life following death discussed matter wife requested stay home suggested spending time left children giving speech workplace decided explaining children remember seeing lecture speech achieving childhood dreams delivered september auditorium students staff members friends attended lecture leaving standing room auditorium hold later commented interview saying couple people room looking listening laughing hopefully appropriate times gives lot kids lot people believe lot people knew believe best try live way introduction speech series lectures given vice education explained university aforementioned lecture series called journeys professors share insights professional personal experiences years introduced vice president addition close friend worker sea bolt began joke referring joke bet people attend lecture saying depending version story hear owes dollars new began introduction talking academic achievements previous career concluded introduction describing qualities saying dedication making world better place self evident crossed paths described accomplishments affected wife children turned speech greeted standing ovation walked standing ovation tried stop applause audience sit begin speech commenting earn member audience responded commented irony lecture series lecture series renamed journeys wonderful didn tell lecture series called lecture lecture died thought damn finally nailed venue renamed beginning lecture explained story having cancer having months live joke saying best shape life better audience proceeding series push ups stage speaking talked cover lecture included family children religion spirituality terminal cancer cancer childhood dreams went speech explaining childhood dreams accomplished tried accomplish explained childhood family life 1960s stated good childhood going family archive photographs found picture smiling pictures shown projection including dreaming explained inspired apollo lunar landing transitioned slide contained list childhood dreams explained dreams zero gravity playing national_football_league author world book encyclopedia article captain guys won big stuffed animals amusement park disney explained dream zero gravity child dream inspired stayed adult computer science professor learned program nasa allows college students air nasa uses arcs simulate feeling faculty members allowed called brick wall faced present web journalist local media allowed proceeded begin talking second childhood dream playing national_football_league player national_football_league spoke childhood experiences pop affected life taught lessons moved dream publishing article world book encyclopedia child kept read world book encyclopedia home progressed career leading professors field virtual reality world book called interested writing encyclopedia currently article virtual reality world book encyclopedia authored explained dream like captain star trek series slide showing like meeting captain explained realized things eventually changed goal meeting actor played captain written book science star trek gone help virtual reality section book met worked purpose concluded section story disney achieving goal guys wins stuffed animals carnival wife children enabling dreams explaining childhood dreams began second speech enabled dreams decided professor reflected speech better job enable childhood dreams people mentioned working probably close second told audience realized enable dreams students interested joining research group asked childhood dream talking joining team responded dream work star wars film worked virtual reality team helped try achieve dream moved entire team moved offered job creator star wars eventually worked star wars films phantom menace attack clones revenge led conduct virtual reality class teach help realize childhood dreams course students university separated random teams assigned project relating building virtual world group weeks work project presented project group teams new project began project evolved people came watch helped students realize potential finally gave words advice achieve childhood dreams role models trying conclusion finished lecture behalf collaborating development alice pledged honor creating memorial scholarship women computer science recognition support women engineering university president called contributions university education remarkable stunning announced build raised pedestrian bridge named honor contributions university world connected new building symbol way linked areas finally professor followed lecture speech praising courage leadership calling role model post speech media coverage named person week abc september lecture attracted wide attention international media internet hit viewed million times month delivery october appeared discussed situation lecture millions viewers october joined day regular practice organization learned childhood dreams mentioned lecture play national_football_league devoted star trek fan invited film director film role latest star trek movie heard condition sent personal mail inviting set happily accepted traveled los_angeles california shoot scene addition appearing film line dialogue donated charity april abc network aired hour long feature entitled lecture love story life july abc aired follow lecture special remembering book disney owned publisher paid million rights publish book called lecture authored wall_street_journal reporter lecture explained speech events led according publisher book flesh speech deal mortality live death imminent book received eventually earning number spot new_york_times bestseller list advice category week june book remained new_york_times bestseller list straight 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