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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo 11 software pioneer, dies at 90
Original: Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the moon, dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, the pioneering computer scientist who led development of the onboard flight software for Nasa's Apollo missions, has died at the age of 90. Her work was critical to the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, and she was later awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2016. Tributes are honouring her as a foundational figure in software engineering, a term she helped popularise.
Why now: The death of a celebrated figure in space history and computing naturally prompts widespread tributes and reflection on her legacy.
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- Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the moon, dies at 90 · BBC News
Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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