Frederick Phillips Brooks Jr. (April 19, 1931 – November 17, 2022) was 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 received many awards, including the National Medal of Technology in 1985 and the Turing Award in 1999.
Fred Brooks
Información sobre le autore
- Fecha de nacimiento:
- 19 de Abril de 1931
- Fecha de defunción:
- 17 de Noviembre de 2022
