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Margaret Hamilton Dies at 90
Margaret Hamilton, NASA Apollo software pioneer, dies at 90.
In brief
Margaret Hamilton, NASA Apollo software pioneer, dies at 90. Margaret Hamilton, who led NASA's Apollo software development, died at 90 after a career spanning decades of pioneering computing. Originally reported by The Straits Times.
Margaret Hamilton dies
Margaret Hamilton, scientist who led NASA Apollo software development, died at 90.
MIT calls her computing pioneer
MIT called Hamilton a computing pioneer and praised her role in Moon landings.
First Apollo programmer
Hamilton was the first programmer on Apollo project at MIT and led software team with 400 workers.
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Hamilton won Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016 and founded two software companies.
Apollo programme legacy
Hamilton helped develop the computer system used in Apollo lunar programme to land humans on Moon.
The big picture
Margaret Hamilton, who led NASA's Apollo software development, died at 90 after a career spanning decades of pioneering computing.
