Randy Pausch dies

On July 25, 2008, Randy Pausch, Professor of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University and a pioneer in the field of Virtual Reality and Human-Computer Interaction, died from pancreatic cancer at his family's home in Chesapeake, Virginia, having moved there so that his wife and children would be near family after his death.

Late last year, doctors had told him he had just months to live, but he didn't want to dwell on dying. Instead, the Professor decided to give a humorous and life-affirming final lecture to 400 students and colleagues (well, thats what they all thought), now infamously known as "The Last Lecture". For anyone whining and griping about life and how unfair it is, the lecture is an eye opener; for everyone else, it is a moving and inspirational speech.

P.s: Thanks Madhu for fwding the video to me.