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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo Software Pioneer, Dies at 90

Hamilton was the first female programmer hired on the space project at M.I.T., and she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama in 2016.

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  • The New York TimesMargaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died
  • BBCMargaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90
  • BBCMoment Nasa scientist Margaret Hamilton receives presidential medal of honour
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