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Margaret Hamilton, Apollo Software Pioneer, Dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, American engineer and computer scientist, died on September 30 at age 90. She developed the Apollo program's critical computer system for the U.S. lunar mission.


James Okonkwo
James Okonkwo
October 9, 2026  ·  1 min read
B-Empire Magazine
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Margaret Hamilton, American engineer and computer scientist, passed away on September 30 at the age of 90, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced, where she worked for nearly twenty years.

She is recognized for developing the computer system used by the Apollo lunar program, a key component that enabled the United States to win the first race to the moon against the Soviet Union during the 1960s and 1970s.

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