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‘Last Lecture’ Professor Randy Pausch Dies at 47 of Pancreatic Cancer

Posted by: Entertainment, Lifestyle, News on: July 25, 2008

Randy Pausch, a popular college professor whose “last lecture” became an Internet sensation, died at age 47 on July 25 in Virginia following a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, was diagnosed with incurable pancreatic cancer in September 2006. In August 2007, the cancer had spread, and Pausch was [...]

Dying Professor’s Last Lecture Becomes Book

Posted by: Entertainment, Lifestyle, News on: April 10, 2008

Randy Pausch, a 47-year-old college professor whose “last lecture” became an Internet sensation, will have a new platform to share his story: a book. The Last Lecture is now being published by Hyperion, after a bidding war that reportedly resulted in a $6.7 million deal. In Sept. 2006, Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, [...]


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