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Margaret Hamilton, a pioneering software engineer who made the first human moon landing possible, dies at 90

Software engineering pioneer Margaret Hamilton died on September 30 at age 90, leaving behind a trailblazing legacy of ...

Apollo 11 Moon Landing

CAPE KENNEDY, Fla., July 15, 1969 (UPI)--- "Go" reports streamed in from launch crews, weathermen and global support forces today for the launch of the three Apollo 11 astronauts tomorrow on history's ...

8 years ago, 'First Man' recreated the moon landing in an Atlanta quarry — here's how

'First Man' had a very unique way of bringing the moon landing to life.

Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died, the Massachusetts Institute ...

RIP Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing

Margaret Hamilton, who coined the term “software engineering” and led the development of on-board flight software for NASA’s ...