The groundbreaking researcher who helped create the field of software engineering and whose code helped land NASA win the 20th century space race, has died at 90.
US scientist Margaret Hamilton is being hailed as a pioneer for her groundbreaking work developing software for NASA's Apollo lunar program. She died at the age of 90.
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On October 11th, 1968, just 15 months from President Kennedy’s deadline for a moon landing, NASA launched its first Apollo crew into space. Apollo 7’s Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele, and Walter Cunningham ...
Margaret Hamilton, a computing pioneer whose software was key in taking the Apollo 11 astronauts to the moon, has died at age 90. Her death was announced by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...
By 1968, Hamilton was assistant director in charge of the Command and Service Module team, with more than 400 people working on Apollo's software. She also coined the term ‘software engineering.
America's most daring, extraordinary feat—landing astronauts on the moon—remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone anywhere. Ever. And the lunar lander—a groundbreaking piece of America—is up ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — American scientist Margaret Hamilton, who led development of the computer system used by NASA's Apollo lunar program, has died at the age of 90, her former employer said Wednesday.
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