Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, the pioneering computer scientist whose software powered the first moon landing, has died at age 90, MIT announced on Wednesday. Having passed away on 30 September, Hamilton led the development of software for the NASA Apollo mission. She learned to program under a renowned MIT meteorologist during an era before software engineering became a mainstream profession. For her trailblazing contributions to space exploration, she was previously awarded the prestigious Presidential Medal of Freedom.