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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo Software Pioneer, Dies at 90
Original: Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died
Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist whose onboard flight software made the Apollo moon landings possible, has died at 90. She was the first female programmer hired for the space project at MIT, where she led development of the guidance software for Apollo, coining the term 'software engineering' along the way. Tributes are honoring her as a foundational figure in computing and a pioneer for women in science.
Why now: The death of a pioneering figure in space software and computing prompts widespread tributes and reflection on her legacy.
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- Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died · The New York Times
Margaret Hamilton, the first female programmer hired to work on the space project at M.I.T., was 90.
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