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Randolph Frederick Pausch^[3] (October 23, – July 25, ) 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, a terminal illness, in September of He gave an upbeat and adage-laden lecture entitled "The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" on September 18, 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,

Early life

Pausch was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up in Columbia, Maryland.^[3] After graduating from Oakland Mills High School in Columbia, Pausch received his bachelor's degree in computer science from