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Apollo software pioneer Margaret Hamilton dies at 90
Original: Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90. https:// news.mit.
Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist who led development of the onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo program, has died at the age of 90. Hamilton directed the team at MIT that wrote the guidance software used in Apollo's lunar missions, and she is credited with coining the term 'software engineering'. Tributes are highlighting her role in enabling the Moon landings.
Why now: News of the death of a landmark figure in the history of spaceflight and computing has just been announced.
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- Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90. https:// news.mit.edu/2026/margaret-ham ilton-computing-pioneer-dies-1007 https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret _Hamilton_(software_engineer) # MargaretHamilton # NASA # MIT · Rob_T_Firefly@masto.hackers.town · 134
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