october july american professor computer science human computer interaction design pittsburgh pennsylvania learned cancer september august given terminal diagnosis months good health left gave upbeat lecture titled lecture achieving childhood dreams september popular youtube video led media appearances authored book called lecture theme new_york_times best seller died complications cancer july early life born baltimore maryland grew columbia maryland graduating columbia received bachelor degree computer science computer science august completing doctoral studies briefly employed alto research center computer science career assistant associate professor completed associate professor computer science human computer interaction design founder etc started course taught years consulted google user interface design consulted founder alice software project received author author books articles received awards achievements computing education outstanding educator award inducted fellow cancer death diagnosed cancer underwent procedure september unsuccessful attempt halt disease told august expect remaining months good health soon moved family virginia suburb near norfolk close wife family march advocated greater federal funding cancer united states labor related agencies week prior hospitalized order needle right lung pet scan showed tiny millimetres lungs chest june indicated considering stopping potential adverse effects considering therapy based approaches july behalf friend anonymously posted message stating indicated cancer progressed farther indicated recent pet taken step friend stated enrolled program designed provide care end life died cancer family home virginia july age survived wife children logan achieving childhood dreams delivered lecture titled achieving childhood dreams september gave version speech october talk modeled ongoing series lectures academics asked think deeply matters hypothetical final talk topic wisdom try world knew chance speaking received long standing ovation large crowd colleagues students sit saying earn audience shouted lecture offered inspirational life lessons performed push ups stage commented irony lecture series recently renamed journeys saying thought damn finally nailed venue renamed finished lecture behalf electronic arts collaborating development alice pledged honor creating memorial scholarship women computer science recognition support women engineering president spoke emotionally humanity called contributions university education remarkable stunning announced celebrate impact world building naming raised pedestrian bridge connect new building way linked disciplines professor followed lecture speech praising courage leadership calling role model dedicated october logan cutting ribbon lecture disney owned publisher paid million rights publish book called lecture authored wall_street_journal reporter book new_york_times best seller april lecture expands speech book printing copies translated languages spent weeks new_york_times bestseller list million copies print despite speculation book movie denied rumors stating reason book telling story lecture medium film media coverage named person week abc september lecture attracted wide attention international media internet hit viewed million times month delivery october appeared discussed situation summarized lecture october joined day regular practice organization learned childhood dreams mentioned lecture play nfl april abc network aired hour long feature titled lecture love story life july abc aired follow lecture special remembering famous lecture lectures appearances gave lecture time management november audience people march appeared public service announcement video testified congress support cancer research surprise return appearance giving speech commencement ceremony attending diploma ceremony appeared lecture achieving childhood dreams nominated youtube video awards devoted star trek fan invited film director film role star trek heard condition sent personal mail inviting set accepted traveled los_angeles california shoot scene addition appearing film line dialogue beginning film captain visual donated charity honors declared november listed time world influential people named year received letter president commitment nation youth february dedicated tribute plaque near mad tea party attraction quote reads good makes valuable bring table welcome created disney memorial fellowship support graduate students announcement day lecture raised pedestrian bridge connects building named way linked disciplines publications adding input output model research paper cooper stephen learning program alice isbn
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