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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo 11 software pioneer, dies at 90
Original: Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, the MIT computer scientist who led development of the onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo 11 mission, has died at the age of 90. Her team's work made the 1969 moon landing possible, coining the term 'software engineering' along the way. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama in 2016 and is being mourned as a trailblazer for women in computing.
Why now: News of the death of a pioneering figure in the Apollo 11 moon landing has just been reported, prompting widespread tributes.
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- Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90 · The Guardian
MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom
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