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R.I.P. Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
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Margaret Hamilton, who coined the term "software engineering" and led the development of onboard flight software for NASA's Apollo program in the 1960s, died last week at the age of 90. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, Hamilton was also immortalized as a LEGO minifig the…
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90
- Picked up by BBC News World
Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90
- Picked up by Ars Technica
RIP Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
- Picked up by Ars Technica
R.I.P. Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
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