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Honouring the legacy of Margaret Hamilton, the pioneer who coined the term “software engineering.” Her brilliant priority-driven software helped keep the Apollo 11 computer running through critical overloads during its final descent, helping land humanity safely on the Moon. RIP.

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According to MIT, Hamilton was the Apollo software project's first programmer, and by 1968 she was assistant director leading the Command and Service Module team. In 2016 she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.