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A legendary pioneer has left us. Margaret #Hamilton, who led the 100-person team that coded #NASA's voyage to the #moon, has died at 90. She elevated #programming from an afterthought into a world-changing #science. Her legacy is etched into the cosmos forever. #SheShed
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Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
