Frederick P. Brooks Jr., whose innovative work in computer design and software engineering helped shape the field of computer science, died Nov. 17 at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was ...

A designer for Apple, he created software that made it possible to display shapes, images and text on the screen and present a simulated “desktop.” By John Markoff Bill Atkinson, the Apple Computer ...

This year's inductees at the Strong World Video Game Hall of Fame include two big deals in the history of PC Gaming: Pioneering arcade game Computer Space and legendary late-90s hit Barbie Fashion ...

Robert J. Spinrad, a computer designer who carried out pioneering work in scientific automation at Brookhaven National Laboratory and who later was director of Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center while ...

Computer science majors work as software developers, security analysts, and web developers. And all those top careers in computer science offer high demand and a strong earning potential. But what if ...

Computer engineering jobs combine computer science and engineering fundamentals in business, IT, and academic environments. If you're thinking about earning a degree to enter the field, identifying ...

He was a lead designer of the computers that cemented IBM’s dominance for decades. He later wrote a book on software engineering that became a quirky classic. By Steve Lohr Frederick P. Brooks Jr., ...