Randy Pausch, a well-regarded scientist who rocketed to even greater fame after the publication of “The Last Lecture,” has died.
The Carnegie Mellon University professor of computer science in Pittsburgh died Friday, 10 months after he was told he had a few months to live. What started as an actual lecture after learning of his terminal condition, word of his inspiring words went viral and propelled Pausch to unexpected fame outside of academic circles. The book adaptation, “The Last Lecture,” was a New York Times No. 1 best-seller.

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