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Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90

4 days ago by HaraldvonBlauzahn to c/technology

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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.
ture 60 points 4 days ago

That's really sad news :(

I'll just leave this photo here, it's here beside the code they wrote for the Apollo mission taking humanity to the moon. They really did some outstanding work there, without any of the helpers we are used to in the last centuries.

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velma 38 points 4 days ago

She was such a badass. Rest in power, Margaret.

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UnexpectedBehavior 25 points 4 days ago

To me she was as much a rockstar as Jagger, Meat Loaf or the Beatles. Her work paved the way for so many developments in software engineering.

May she rest peacefully amongst the stars she helped to draw into mankind's reach

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Schemen110676 16 points 4 days ago

Godspeed Mrs. Hamilton!

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