Frederick Brooks

Updated: 12/31/2022 by Computer Hope
Frederick Brooks

Name: Frederick Phillips Brooks, Jr.

Born: April 19, 1931, in Durham, North Carolina USA

Death: November 17, 2022 (Age: 91)

Computer-related contributions

  • Software engineer and computer scientist. Known for managing the development of IBM's System/360 family of computers and the OS/360 software support package. Later, he wrote candidly about the process in his book The Mythical Man-Month.

Significant publications

  • Essays from a Computer Scientist (2010).
  • Concepts and Evolution (1997).
  • Essays on Software Engineering (1995).
  • The Mystical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering (1975).
  • Automatic Data Processing (1963).

Honors and awards

  • Computer Pioneer Award, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Computer Society (1982).
  • National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1985).
  • Eckert-Mauchly Award, Association for Computing Machinery and The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-Computer Society (2004).
  • IEEE Virtual Reality Career Award (2010).

Quotes

"Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later."

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