Fred Brooks

Summary

Fred Brooks is a human^[1]. He was born in Durham^[2]. He passed away in Chapel Hill^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], engineer^[6], and university teacher^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month, #7,135 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Durham^[2], Fred Brooks…
• Fred Brooks passed away in Chapel Hill^[3].
• Fred Brooks held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Fred Brooks's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Fred Brooks worked as a computer scientist^[5].
• Fred Brooks worked as an engineer^[6].
• Fred Brooks worked as a university teacher^[7].
• Fred Brooks's field of work was computer science^[10].
• Fred Brooks's field of work was operating system^[11].
• Fred Brooks's field of work was software engineering^[12].
• Fred Brooks's field of work was informatics^[13].
• Among Fred Brooks's employers was IBM^[14].
• Fred Brooks was employed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill^[15].
• Fred Brooks's education included a stint at Harvard University^[16].
• Fred Brooks was educated at Duke University^[17].
• Fred Brooks's education included a stint at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[18].
• Fred Brooks's doctoral advisor was Howard H. Aiken^[19].
• Fred Brooks received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[20].
• Fred Brooks received the Turing Award^[21].
• Fred Brooks received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation^[22].
• Fred Brooks received the IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[23].
• Fred Brooks received the Harvard Centennial Medal^[24].
• Fred Brooks received the Computer History Museum Fellow^[25].
• Fred Brooks is recorded as male^[26].
• Fred Brooks's instance of is recorded as human^[27].

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Origins and Family

Fred Brooks's place of birth was Durham^[2].

Education

Educated at Harvard University^[16], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1636^[30], headquartered in Cambridge^[31]; Duke University^[17], a university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1838^[34], headquartered in Durham^[35]; and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[18], an academic institution^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1847^[38]. Fred Brooks's doctoral advisor was Howard H. Aiken^[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], engineer^[6], and university teacher^[7]. Fields of work include computer science^[10], an academic discipline^[39]; operating system^[11], a software category^[40]; software engineering^[12], a branch of computer science^[41]; and informatics^[13], an academic major^[42], founded in 1957^[43]. Employers include IBM^[14], a software company^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1911^[46], headquartered in Armonk^[47] and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill^[15], a public research university^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1789^[50]. Doctoral students include Rui Bastos^[51], Kevin Arthur^[52], David Luebke^[53], Mark R. Mine^[54], Jeffrey P. Hultquist^[55], and Richard L. Holloway^[56].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[20], a fellowship grant^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1925^[59]; Turing Award^[21], a science award^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1966^[62]; National Medal of Technology and Innovation^[22], a science award^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1980^[65]; IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[23], a science award^[66], founded in 1992^[67]; Harvard Centennial Medal^[24], a jubilee medal^[68], founded in 1989^[69]; and Computer History Museum Fellow^[25], a fellowship award^[70].

Death and Burial

Fred Brooks passed away in Chapel Hill^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Fred Brooks include Brooks' law^[71].

Why It Matters

Fred Brooks ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month, #7,135 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[72] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[73]

Works attributed to him include The Mythical Man-Month^[74], a literary work^[75] and No Silver Bullet^[76], an academic journal article^[77]. Entities named for him include Brooks' law^[71].

His notable doctoral advisees include Amitabh Varshney^[78], a computer scientist^[79], b. 1966^[80], awarded the IEEE Fellow^[81]; Andrew Glassner^[82], a computer scientist^[83], b. 1960^[84], of United States^[85], specialised in computer graphics^[86]; and Penny Rheingans^[87], a computer scientist^[88].

FAQs

Where was Fred Brooks born?

Born in Durham^[2], Fred Brooks…

Where did Fred Brooks die?

Fred Brooks passed away in Chapel Hill^[3].

What did Fred Brooks do for work?

Fred Brooks worked as mathematician^[4], computer scientist^[5], engineer^[6], and university teacher^[7].

Where did Fred Brooks go to school?

Fred Brooks was educated at Harvard University^[16], Duke University^[17], and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences^[18].

What awards did Fred Brooks receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[20], Turing Award^[21], National Medal of Technology and Innovation^[22], and IEEE John von Neumann Medal^[23].