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Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90

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Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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  • Reported by BBC News and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:10:40 UTC.

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Margaret Hamilton has died

Article URL: https://news.mit.edu/2026/margaret-hamilton-computing-pioneer-dies-1007 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49998895 Points: 1248 # Comments: 138…

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