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Margaret Hamilton and the Code That Came Before Computing's Boys' Club
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 the onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo missions before computer science solidified into a male-dominated field. The feature recounts how Hamilton's team at MIT wrote the code that helped land men on the Moon, and reflects on how women once made up a large share of programmers before the discipline's culture shifted.
Why now: Renewed interest in the history of women in computing and Hamilton's pivotal Apollo role, likely tied to the recently published feature.
Margaret HamiltonNASAMITApollo programNew York Times
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- Before Computer Science Became a Boys' Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code · ChrisArchitect · 13
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