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Apollo software pioneer Margaret Hamilton dies at 90

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Margaret Hamilton, the MIT computing pioneer who led the software development that made the Apollo Moon landings possible, has died at the age of 90. She coined the term 'software engineering' and her onboard guidance code was critical to Apollo 11's success. Tributes are pouring in worldwide, with her name trending across Europe and beyond.

Why now: News of the death of a celebrated computing pioneer who led Apollo program software has just been announced.

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• Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90 · The Guardian
• Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90 · MIT News

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