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‘Last Lecture’ professor Randy Pausch dies
Randy Pausch, a former Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor, died this morning at his Virginia home. He was 47.
Pausch was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in September 2006 and gave his final lecture at the university in September 2007.
The video from the lecture has been an Internet sensation and led Pausch to write a book, The Last Lecture, which has been on the New York Times’ best seller list since April.
For more about Pausch, click here.
And here is a video of the complete and famous “last lecture.” It is more than an hour long, but apparently very inspiring.
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By Michelle
July 25, 2008 9:59 PM | Link to this
I first saw him on Oprah a few months after he was diagnosed. He brought me to tears then, and he does now. God bless his family and I’ll keep them in my prayers.
By Bob
July 25, 2008 10:30 PM | Link to this
“It is more than an hour long, but apparently very inspiring.”
“Apparently”? Are you saying you couldn’t even be bothered to watch it, Nathan? Or that you personally somehow didn’t find it inspiring? That’s some nice reporting there.
By WacoTrib.com staff
July 25, 2008 11:13 PM | Link to this
Bob, we here at WacoTrib.com generally don’t have an hour free to watch videos on the Interweb.
Thanks for your comment.