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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.
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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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