Resources
- http://www.cmu.edu/homepage/beyond/2008/summer/an-enduring-legacy.shtml
- http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=people/people
- http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/randy-pausch-lecture-professor-dies/story?id=4614281&page=2
- http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2008-04-07-pausch_N.htm
- http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/health/08well.html
Randy Pausch | |
|---|---|
 Dr. Randy Pausch, 2008 | |
| Born | October 23, 1960 |
| Died | July 25, 2008 (aged 47) Chesapeake, Virginia, USA |
| Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Brown University Carnegie Mellon University |
| Known for | Creator of Alice software project Cofounder of CMU's Entertainment Technology Center Virtual Reality Research with Disney Imagineers Inspirational speeches regarding life #1 best-selling book Battle with cancer |
| Awards | Karl V. Karlstrom Outstanding Educator Award ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education Award for Outstanding Contributions to Computer Science Education Fellow of the ACM Time's Time 100[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science Human Computer Interaction |
| Institutions | Carnegie Mellon University University of Virginia |
| Doctoral advisor | Alfred Spector |
Randolph Frederick "Randy" Pausch[3] (October 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) was an American professor of computer science and human-computer interaction and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pausch learned that he had pancreatic cancer in September 2006, and in August 2007 he was given a terminal diagnosis: "3 to 6 months of good health left". He gave an upbeat lecture entitled "The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" on September 18, 2007 at Carnegie Mellon, which became a popular YouTube video and led to other media appearances. He then co-authored a book called The Last Lecture on the same theme, which became a New York Times best-seller. Pausch died of complications from pancreatic cancer on July 25, 2008.
- ^ Couric, Katie. "Randy Pausch". Time. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Randy Pausch, Unitarian Universalist, Author of "The Last Lecture"". Retrieved 2009-01-05.
The family was active with the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh.
- ^ Nelson, Valerie J. (2008-07-26). "Randy Pausch, 47; terminally ill professor inspired many with his 'last lecture'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-08-11.