Fred Brooks
Biography
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 of academic programs in computer sciences". Brooks received many awards, including the National Medal of Technology in 1985 and the 1999 ACM Turing Award.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Belafonte At Carnegie Hall (The Complete Concert)
1959
The Songs And Comedy Of The Smothers Brothers At The Purple Onion
1962
Jericho
1993
A Song Will Rise
1965
Belafonte Sings The Blues
1958
In My Quiet Room
1966
Shake (A Change Is Gonna Come)
1965
The Many Moods Of Belafonte
1962
To Wish You A Merry Christmas
1958
The Weavers At Carnegie Hall
1957
Seine 20 Grössten Hits
Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance
1975
This Is Harry Belafonte
1970
This Is All I Ask
1963
The Versatile Mr. Belafonte
1957
Country Boy
1977
Credited work
524 releases · 85 albums · active 1954–2025
- Performance · 621
- Other credits · 17
Studios: Carnegie Hall · Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio · Island Studios · RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood
Frequent collaborators
- Harry Belafonte
- Various
- Val Doonican
- Glenn Yarbrough
- Don Williams (2)
- Julie Felix
- Sam Cooke
- Roger Whittaker