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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo software pioneer, has died

Original: Margaret Hamilton has died

Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist who led the development of the onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo missions, has died, according to an announcement from MIT. Hamilton coined the term 'software engineering' and her code helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon. Tributes are pouring in from across the tech and science communities.

Why now: News of the death of a pioneering figure in software engineering and the Apollo program is prompting widespread tributes and reflection on her legacy

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