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Margaret Hamilton and the Code That Took Us to the Moon
Original: Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code
A New York Times piece revisits Margaret Hamilton, the software engineer who led the development of onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo missions. The article frames her career as proof that computer science was not always a male-dominated field, tracing how the discipline later became a 'boys' club'. It has prompted renewed discussion of women's overlooked contributions to early computing and space exploration.
Why now: The New York Times has just published a profile of Margaret Hamilton, prompting renewed interest in women's history in computing.
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- Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code · The New York Times
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