Computer scientist
Fred Brooks
The Mythical Man-Month, and the law that adding people to a late project delays it.
Frederick Phillips Brooks Jr. 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.
- Born
- 1931-04-19, Durham, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 2022-11-17, Chapel Hill, USAA Thursday, aged 91
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1931-04-19, Durham, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 28°40′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 17°30′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 13°24′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 22°23′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 6°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 13°18′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 23°07′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 16°06′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 3°09′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 18°45′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2022-11-17, Chapel Hill, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 25°19′ | Direct |
| Moon | Virgo | 8°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 0°32′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 1°49′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 23°13′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 28°51′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 19°08′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 16°33′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 22°43′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 26°29′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Fred Brooks was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.