Margaret Hamilton, Apollo software pioneer, dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, the pioneering computer scientist whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, has died at 90. MIT announced her death. She led development of the Apollo mission software and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90

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Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90

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Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90

MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom Margaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced on Wednesday. She was 90. In an era before titles such as software engineer and computer scientist became mainstream, Hamilton, who died on 30 September, l…

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