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Margaret Hamilton
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In Memoriam

Margaret Hamilton

also known as Margaret Hamilton

Born
17 August 1936
Died
30 September 2026
Age
90 years
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Biography

Margaret Heafield Hamilton was een Amerikaans informaticus en systeemkundige. Ze was directeur van de afdeling voor software engineering van MIT die Colossus ontwikkelde, de boordsoftware voor het Apollo-programma. In 1986 richtte ze Hamilton Technologies op. Op 22 november 2016 ontving Hamilton de Presidential Medal of Freedom uit handen van de Amerikaanse president Barack Obama voor de Apollo-boordsoftware.

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