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Margaret Hamilton, software pioneer behind Apollo 11 Moon landing, dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, who led software development for NASA's Apollo mission and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, has died at 90.

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Margaret Hamilton, software pioneer behind Apollo 11 Moon landing, dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, the pioneering computer scientist whose software contributed to the Apollo 11 Moon landing, has died at the age of 90, BBC News reported.

Hamilton led software development for NASA's Apollo mission. She was also a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Originally reported by BBC News. Read the full story at BBC News

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