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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo software pioneer, has died
Original: Margaret Hamilton has died
Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist who led development of the onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo missions, has died, according to an announcement by MIT. Hamilton, who famously coined the term 'software engineering,' was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 for her work on the Apollo guidance computer. Tributes are pouring in from across the technology world.
Why now: News of the death of a pioneering figure in computing has just been announced, prompting widespread tributes.
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