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Margaret Hamilton

March 2, 2017

Toy company Lego to produce Women of NASA set

And their choices are truly stellar.
November 25, 2016

Margaret Hamilton and Grace Hopper receive Medals of Freedom

President Obama awarded the Medal of Freedom to computer science pioneers (and former Modern Worthies) Margaret Hamilton and Grace Hopper.
April 15, 2016

Rise of the Rocket Girls

A new book tells the story of the women who worked at NASA in what would later become the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
December 11, 2014 in Modern Worthies

Margaret Hamilton

Lead software designer, Apollo missions

Hamilton's work prevented an abort of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Hamilton coined the term "software engineering." Hamilton was a badass.

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