Frederick Phillips Brooks Jr.
- Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
- Fred Brooks
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- Brooks Jr., Frederick Phillips
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- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth
- 1931-04-19
- Place of birth
- Durham
- Date of death
- 2022-11-17
- Place of death
- Chapel Hill
Wikipedia
Frederick Phillips Brooks Jr. (April 19, 1931 – November 17, 2022) was an American computer architect, software engineer, and computer scientist, best known for managing development of IBM's System/360 family of mainframe computers and the OS/360 software support package, then later writing candidly about those experiences in his seminal book The Mythical Man-Month.
In 1976, Brooks was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for "contributions to computer system design and the development of academic programs in computer sciences".
Brooks received many awards, including the National Medal of Technology in 1985 and the Turing Award in 1999.
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| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mythical Man-Month | ? | 0201006502 | 1975 |
| The Mythical Man-Month (Anniversary (2nd ed.)) | eBook | 0201835959 | 1995-08-02 |
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- 2023-11-18