As of July 6, 2026, no new social media or news activity has been recorded for Fred Brooks. Frederick Phillips Brooks Jr. (April 19, 1931 – November 17, 2022) was an American computer architect, software engineer, and computer scientist, best known for managing development of IBM's System/360 family of mainframe computers and the OS/360 software support package, then later writing candidly about those experiences in his seminal book The Mythical Man-Month. In 1976, Brooks was elected to the National Academy of Engineering for "contributions to computer system design and the development StarFeed checks for new updates every few minutes. Use the day-by-day view above to see activity from other dates.
