Margaret Hamilton, the American computer scientist whose software guided the Apollo missions to the Moon, has died. Her work on the Apollo Guidance Computer helped make the first lunar landing possible and established software engineering as a discipline.
Margaret Hamilton, software pioneer who guided Apollo missions, dies
Margaret Hamilton, the American computer scientist whose software guided the Apollo missions to the Moon, has died. Her work on the Apollo Guidance Computer helped make the first lunar landing possible and established software engineering as a discipline.
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