Hamilton died at age 90 after a career that helped establish software engineering as a recognized professional discipline. MIT characterized the computer science pioneer as an icon whose development of flight software provided a foundation for the field of computer science.
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Apollo Flight Software Lead Margaret Hamilton Dies at 90
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The flight software used in NASA's first moon landings was developed by Margaret Hamilton, who died on September 30. Hamilton managed the software team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that built the on-board systems for the Apollo program, which were critical for navigating spacecraft to the lunar surface.
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