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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo software pioneer, has died
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Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist who led the development of the onboard flight software that helped NASA's Apollo missions land astronauts on the moon, has died, according to CNN. She later coined the term 'software engineering' and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016. Her death has prompted tributes worldwide, with her name trending across Europe and Brazil.
Why now: News of the death of a pioneering figure in space software history prompted widespread tributes.
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- Margaret Hamilton, Who Developed Software for First Moon Landing, Dies at 90 · WSJ
- Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo astronauts on the moon, has died · CNN
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