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Throwback Thursday: Margaret Hamilton

By Paul Zubrinich on September 1, 2016

Margaret Hamilton inside a mock-up of the Apollo command module.

Margaret Hamilton is a giant in the world of software engineering, most well-known for her work as the director of software on NASA’s Apollo missions.

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