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Fred Brooks
American computer scientist (1931–2022); author of The Mythical Man-Month and 'No Silver Bullet' (1986), which distinguished essential from accidental complexity in software engineering
Fred Brooks was born on April 19, 1931 in Durham, United States and died on November 17, 2022, aged 91.
April 19, 1931
Fred Brooks died aged 91.
Died: November 17, 2022
- Birthplace
- Durham, United States
- Professions
- mathematician, university teacher, engineer, computer scientist
- Citizenship
- United States
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- Birth name
- Frederick Phillips Brooks Jr.
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How old was Fred Brooks when they died?
Fred Brooks died aged 91.
When is Fred Brooks’s birthday?
Fred Brooks’s recorded birthday is April 19.
Where was Fred Brooks born?
Fred Brooks was born in Durham, United States.
What was Fred Brooks’s name at birth?
Fred Brooks’s recorded birth name is Frederick Phillips Brooks Jr..
When did Fred Brooks die?
Fred Brooks died on November 17, 2022.