Fred Brooks Jr.

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alfred_Brooks
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
gptkb:Duke_University
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Turing_Award
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Technology
gptkbp:birth_date 1931-04-19
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Wilmington,_North_Carolina,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:contribution project management
software engineering principles
gptkbp:famous_quote " The hardest single part of building a software system is deciding precisely what to build."
" Adding manpower to a late software project makes it later."
gptkbp:field gptkb:computer_science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fred Brooks Jr.
gptkbp:influenced software project management practices
many software engineers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:John_von_Neumann
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:The_Mythical_Man-Month
gptkb:Brooks'_Law
concept of the second-system effect
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:architect
gptkb:University
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:The_Mythical_Man-Month:_Essays_on_Software_Engineering
gptkb:The_Mythical_Man-Month:_Essays_on_Software_Engineering_(Anniversary_Edition)
gptkb:No_Silver_Bullet:_Essence_and_Accidents_of_Software_Engineering
gptkb:The_Mythical_Man-Month:_20th_Anniversary_Edition
The Design of Design: Essays from a Computer Scientist
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:microprocessor
gptkb:software_framework
operating systems
gptkbp:residence Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Martha_Brooks
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
gptkb:Duke_University
gptkb:CEO