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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo software lead, turns 90

Original: "Margaret Hamilton, who led the 100-person team that... https://kottke.org/26/10/0049756-she-was-90 # History # Space #

Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist who led the roughly 100-person team that developed the onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo missions, including the Apollo 11 moon landing, is being celebrated as she turns 90. Tributes are highlighting her pioneering role in software engineering and her prominence as a woman in science and technology, with her photograph of code stacks becoming an iconic image of the space age.

Why now: People are marking and sharing tributes to Hamilton on her 90th birthday, celebrating her historic contributions to spaceflight.

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• "Margaret Hamilton, who led the 100-person team that... https://kottke.org/26/10/0049756-she-was-90 # History # Space # WomenInSTEM · kottke@robot.villas · 5

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