Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code

The woman who helped put astronauts on the moon was a software engineer when the field was not prestigious or lucrative.

The Passing of Margaret Hamilton and Her Technical and Academic Legacy: A Comprehensive Analysis from the Apollo Program to the Establishment of Modern Software Engineering

Overview of the Obituary and Historical Significance1.1 Passing of a Pioneer in Computer ScienceOn September 30, 2026, Margaret Elaine Hamilton (née Heafield), a computer scientist who led the develop ...