Reposted by Tomáš Géci
Hamilton was a software engineer at a time when that field was in its infancy, and she not only wrote advanced code herself but also led a team in using then-nascent technology to develop one of the most complex systems humanity had ever achieved: arstechnica.visitlink.me/y5JS6A
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RIP Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
Hamilton also coined the term "software engineering" and founded two successful software companies.