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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.

Born April 19th, 1931 in Durham.

Died November 17th, 2022 at 91 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]

Occupations
computer scientist, engineer, mathematician, university teacher
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