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Randolph Frederick Pausch () (October 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) was an American educator, a professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Pausch learned he had pancreatic cancer in September 2006. In August 2007, he was given a terminal diagnosis: "three to six months of good health left". He gave an upbeat lecture titled, "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 co-authored a book of the same name, The Last Lecture, which became a New York Times best-seller.
Pausch died of complications from pancreatic cancer on July 25, 2008, aged 47.
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GenderMale
Birthday1960-10-23
Deathday2008-07-25 (47 years old)
Birth PlaceBaltimore, United States of America
ReligionUnitarian Universalism
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As랜디 포시
AwardsACM Fellow, Presidential Young Investigator Award, CHI Academy
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