Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo astronauts on the moon, has dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, a pioneering computer scientist who led the development of the software for the Apollo moon missions, has died at the age of 90. Her passing was confirmed on Wednesday by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she conducted much of her foundational work.

Hamilton is widely recognized for her critical contributions to the Apollo 11 mission, which resulted in the first successful human moon landing. Her professional achievements include being a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, honoring her role as a trailblazer in the field of software engineering.