Margaret Hamilton, Computing Pioneer Who Led Software Development for the Apollo Program, Dies at 90
<p>Oct. 9, 2026 — Margaret Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died on Sep. 30. She was 90. A computing pioneer who authored over 130 publications, Hamilton helped to establish software engineering as a dedicated discipline. She worked at MIT […]</p>
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