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

Margaret Hamilton, the pioneering computer scientist who led the software development team for NASA's Apollo missions, has died at the age of 90. Her death on September 30 was confirmed by her former employer, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Hamilton is credited with coining the term 'software engineering' and was instrumental in developing the priority-driven software that allowed the Apollo 11 lunar module to land safely despite computer alarms. Her career spanned decades at MIT and included founding her own software companies. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama in 2016.

Margaret Hamilton, the pioneering computer scientist who led the software development team for NASA's Apollo missions, has died at the age of 90. Her death on September 30 was confirmed by her former employer, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Hamilton is credited with coining the term 'software engineering' and was instrumental in developing the priority-driven software that allowed the Apollo 11 lunar module to land safely despite computer alarms. Her career spanned decades at MIT and included founding her own software companies. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama in 2016.