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Fred Brooks

(1931-2022)
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Frederick Phillips "Fred" 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.

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Born
19 April 1931
Durham, North Carolina
Died
17 November 2022 (aged 91)
Zodiac Aries
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