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Apollo software pioneer Margaret Hamilton dies
Original: Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led the software behind the Apollo program, passed away last week. She advocate
Margaret Hamilton, the computing pioneer who led development of the onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo program, has died, according to MIT News. Hamilton, who coined the term 'software engineering', was a lifelong advocate for high-assurance, reliable software. Tributes are highlighting her foundational role in the Moon landings and her lasting influence on the discipline of software engineering.
Why now: News of the death of a key figure in the Apollo program and the founder of software engineering as a discipline prompted widespread tributes.
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- Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led the software behind the Apollo program, passed away last week. She advocated for high-assurance software and introduced the term software engineering. https:// news.mit.edu/2026/margaret-ham ilton-computing-pioneer-dies-1007 # nasa #… · thalia@discuss.systems · 146
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