The computer scientist behind the groundbreaking research that helped put NASA astronauts on the Moon has died at age 90. Margaret Hamilton was a pioneer in her field, leading the team that developed software for NASA’s Apollo missions, which coined the term “software engineering.” And in 2016, Barack Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in a ceremony at the White House. her time, would be an understatement,” MIT said in its statement announcing Hamilton’s death, before acknowledging that she was a software engineer before this became commonplace. More on this story.
