Mmastodon ScienceSpace first seen 18 h ago, last 10 h ago, peak #7
Margaret Hamilton, NASA Apollo software pioneer, reported dead
Original: RIP Margaret Hamilton # nasa # vintagecomputing # retrocomputing
Tributes are circulating for Margaret Hamilton, the NASA software engineer who led the development of the onboard flight software for the Apollo moon missions and helped coin the term 'software engineering'. Posts remembering her life and work are spreading alongside hashtags about vintage and retro computing, honouring her role in space history.
Why now: News of her death has prompted an outpouring of tributes from the space and computing communities.
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Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 7 snapshots from 18 h ago to 10 h ago.
Evidence
- RIP Margaret Hamilton # nasa # vintagecomputing # retrocomputing · thalia@discuss.systems · 58
API: https://socialmediatrends-api.osmike.com/v1/trends/1543178