Margaret Hamilton dies at 90. Her programming helped astronauts reach the moon. - The Washington Post
Margaret Hamilton, a pioneering computer scientist, has passed away at age 90. Her software engineering work was instrumental in the success of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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She is recognized as a foundational figure in software engineering whose work ensured the safety of the first human lunar mission.
In 1969, minutes before Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to touch down…
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