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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo 11 software pioneer, dies at 90

Original: Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90 The computer scientist behind groundbrea

Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist who led development of the onboard flight software that helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, has died at the age of 90. She led the team whose groundbreaking work on guidance software was critical to NASA's crewed lunar missions and later became an icon for women in computer science.

Why now: The death of a pioneering figure in space history and computing has just been announced, prompting tributes.

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• Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90 The computer scientist behind groundbreaking research that helped land Nasa's astronauts on the Moon, has died aged 90. Margaret Hamilton was a trailblazer in her field, leading the team who… · gtbarry · 3

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