Randy PauschRandy Pausch (1960-2008) was a professor of Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction, and Design at Carnegie Mellon University. From 1988 to 1997, he taught at the University of Virginia. He was an award-winning teacher and researcher, andworked with Adobe, Google, Electronic Arts (EA), and Walt Disney Imagineering, and pioneered the non-profit Alice project. His last lecture was extra-special, as it was conceived after he learned that his previously known pancreatic cancer was terminal. Randy lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on July 25, 2008. Read More Read Less