Margaret Hamilton, Apollo Software Pioneer, Dies at 90
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Hamilton's pioneering methods established modern software engineering practices, directly enabling the first moon landing and inspiring countless women to pursue computing careers.
Margaret Hamilton, who led the development of the onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo 11 mission, died on September 30 at age 90. The MIT-trained computer scientist received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her groundbreaking contributions to software engineering.
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