Randy Pausch

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Carnegie_Mellon_University
gptkbp:awards Lifetime_Achievement_Award_from_the_International_Society_for_Technology_in_Education
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Baltimore,_Maryland
gptkbp:born October 23, 1960
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:class Last_Lecture_at_Carnegie_Mellon_University
gptkbp:died July 25, 2008
gptkbp:famousPerson Randy_Pausch:_The_Last_Lecture
gptkbp:famousQuote “We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”
“Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.”
“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something.”
gptkbp:field Computer Science
gptkbp:filmography Randy_Pausch:_The_Last_Lecture
gptkbp:finalDisposal Attended by family, friends, and students
Delivered on September 18, 2007
Recorded and later published as a book
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Randy Pausch
gptkbp:influenced Public Speaking
Virtual Reality
Online Learning
Personal Development
Education Reform
Motivational Speaking
Motivational Literature
Virtual Education
Storytelling_in_Education
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Alfred_T._Whittle
gptkbp:inspiration His battle with pancreatic cancer
gptkbp:knownFor The Last Lecture
gptkbp:legacy Inspiration for cancer patients
Advocate for computer science education
Cultural icon in the fight against cancer
Influence on TED Talks
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork Alice
The Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
Building Virtual Worlds
gptkbp:occupation Professor
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition The Last Lecture
gptkbp:researchAreas Education Technology
Computer_Graphics
Human-Computer_Interaction
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jai_Glasgow
gptkbp:website http://www.randypausch.com