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Margaret Hamilton, the coder who put astronauts on the moon
Original: Before # ComputerScience Became a Boys’ Club, # MargaretHamilton Wrote the Code The woman who helped put # astronauts on
Margaret Hamilton led the software engineering division that programmed the Apollo guidance computer, helping put astronauts on the moon at a time when software engineering was neither prestigious nor lucrative. Her story is being shared as a reminder that computer science only became a male-dominated field later, challenging assumptions about women's historical role in the industry.
Why now: Renewed interest in women's overlooked contributions to early computing and space history.
Margaret HamiltonNASAApollo programMIT
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- Before # ComputerScience Became a Boys’ Club, # MargaretHamilton Wrote the Code The woman who helped put # astronauts on the moon was a # softwareengineer when the field was not prestigious or lucrative. Ms. Hamilton led the software engineering division there, programming the… · BenjaminHCCarr@hachyderm.io · 3
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