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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo software pioneer, dies at 90
MIT publishes obituary detailing Hamilton's career and awards
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Oct 7 5:09 PM
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MIT News ran a detailed obituary describing Hamilton's work at MIT's Instrumentation Lab, the Apollo flight software project, over 130 publications, and her 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom, with tributes from colleague Olivier de Weck.
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“Hamilton defined new forms of software engineering and helped launch an industry that would forever change human history. Her software architecture led to giant leaps for humankind, writing the code that helped America set foot on the moon.”
President Barack Obama (2016 Medal of Freedom citation) Margaret Hamilton Computer scientist, led Apollo flight software team Olivier de Weck MIT Apollo Program Professor, interim head of AeroAstro Barack Obama Former U.S. President Lauren Hamilton's daughter
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ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.
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