Margaret Hamilton, the pioneering computer scientist who led the team that developed the on-board flight software for NASA's Apollo missions, has died. She coined the term 'software engineering' and her work was critical to the success of the Apollo 11 moon landing. MIT announced her passing as a major loss to the computing and aerospace communities.
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- Oct 8, 2026 at 05:16 AM
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