Randy Pausch
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Randy Pausch was an American computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University best known for his inspirational "Last Lecture" on achieving childhood dreams, delivered after his terminal cancer diagnosis.
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| instanceOf |
author
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computer scientist ⓘ human ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Science in computer science
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PhD in computer science ⓘ |
| announcedTerminalDiagnosis | 2007 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alice project at Carnegie Mellon University ⓘ |
| bookGenre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| bookPublicationDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| bookSubject | personal reflections and life lessons ⓘ |
| bookTitle | The Last Lecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Jeffrey Zaslow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Walt Disney Imagineering NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-10-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-07-25 ⓘ |
| diagnosedWith | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| diagnosisDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brown University
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CMU ⓘ
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Carnegie Mellon University
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| employer | Carnegie Mellon University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Pausch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
computer science
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human–computer interaction ⓘ software engineering ⓘ virtual reality ⓘ |
| fullName | Randolph Frederick Pausch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gaveLecture | Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Randolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | http://www.randypausch.com/ ⓘ |
| inspired | millions of viewers worldwide through his Last Lecture video ⓘ |
| knownFor |
"The Last Lecture" at Carnegie Mellon University
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inspirational talks on achieving childhood dreams ⓘ research in virtual reality and human–computer interaction ⓘ |
| lectureAlsoKnownAs | The Last Lecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lectureDate | 2007-09-18 ⓘ |
| lectureLocation | Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alice (educational software)
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The Last Lecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor of Design at Carnegie Mellon University ⓘ Professor of Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarian Universalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Jai Pausch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thesisPublisher | Carnegie Mellon University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thesisTitle | The Spatial Reasoning of Users NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn | virtual reality projects with Disney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The Last Lecture