Apollo software engineer Margaret Hamilton dies at 90

Hamilton's programming helped astronauts reach the moon and contributed to the success of NASA's Apollo missions. She worked at MIT and later received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, according to The Washington Post. Her code helped save the Apollo 11 moon landing, and she founded two software companies, Ars Technica reports.

• Hamilton coined the term software engineering, according to Ars Technica.

Covered by 3 publishers within 4 hours of the first report.

• Washington Post: Margaret Hamilton dies at 90. Her programming helped astronauts reach the moon.
• Latest 4:15 PM ET Ars Technica: R.I.P. Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing

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NYT New York Times Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code · Carolyn Y. Johnson and Kenneth Chang 11:50 AM

WP Washington Post Margaret Hamilton dies at 90. Her programming helped astronauts reach the moon. · Juno Carmel 1:13 PM

AT Ars Technica R.I.P. Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing · Jennifer Ouellette 4:15 PM