Frederick Phillips "Fred" Brooks Jr. (born April 19, 1931) is an American computer architect, software engineer, and computer scientist, best known for managing the development of IBM's System/360 family of computers and the OS/360 software support package, then later writing candidly about the process in his seminal book The Mythical Man-Month.In 1976, Brooks was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for "contributions to computer system design and the development of academic programs in computer sciences".Brooks has received many awards, including the National Medal of Technology in 1985 and the Turing Award in 1999.
Frederick P. Brooks
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Frederick Phillips Brooks, פרד ברוקס, Frederick P. Jr Brooks, and 17 others
Фредерик Брукс, Frederick P. Jr Brooks, F. P. Bruks, Frederick Brooks, Freds Brukss, ফ্রেড ব্রুক্স, 佛瑞德·布鲁克斯, Fred Brooks, Фред Брукс, فردریک بروکز, Frederick P. Brooks, フレデリック・P. Jr ブルックス, فريد بروكس, 佛瑞德·布魯克斯, フレデリック・ブルックス, Fred Bruks, 프레더릭브룩스 - Born:
- April 19, 1931
- Died:
- Nov. 17, 2022
