What famous award did Fred Brooks receive in 1999?
Nobel Prize for Literature
Oscar for Best Director
Grammy for Best Album
Turing Award
Answer
Fred Brooks received the Turing Award in 1999. The Turing Award is the most prestigious award in computer science. It is awarded annually by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to a person who has made a major contribution to the field. Brooks was awarded the Turing Award for his work on software engineering, especially his book "The Mythical Man-Month".
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