Margaret Hamilton, Apollo Software Pioneer, Dies at 90
The computer scientist who led the development of software for NASA's Apollo lunar missions has died at age 90.
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8 publishers have covered this in 10 articles since 7 Oct 2026. Hacker News published first, on 7 October at 21:16 UTC; The New York Times followed 2h 35m later. The most recent article, from Ars Technica, appeared on 8 October at 20:15 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The New York Times (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), Ars Technica (major outlet), Hacker News, BBC Science, Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, Deutsche Welle, www.theregister.com.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Hacker NewsMargaret Hamilton, who led software development for Apollo program, dies at 90
- The New York TimesMargaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died
- The GuardianMargaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90
- BBC ScienceMargaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90
- BBC ScienceMoment Nasa scientist Margaret Hamilton receives presidential medal of honour
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesMargaret Hamilton, scientist who worked on NASA's Apollo program, dead at 90
- Deutsche WelleNASA Apollo program pioneer Margaret Hamilton dies
- www.theregister.comMargaret Hamilton, software pioneer who helped put humans on the Moon, dies at 90
- The New York TimesBefore Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code
- Ars TechnicaR.I.P. Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing
Sources
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- R.I.P. Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing Ars Technica ·
- Before Computer Science Became a Boys’ Club, Margaret Hamilton Wrote the Code The New York Times ·
- Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90 The Guardian ·
- Margaret Hamilton, Whose Software Guided the Apollo Missions, Has Died The New York Times ·
- Margaret Hamilton, software pioneer who helped put humans on the Moon, dies at 90 www.theregister.com
- NASA Apollo program pioneer Margaret Hamilton dies Deutsche Welle
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- Margaret Hamilton, scientist who worked on NASA's Apollo program, dead at 90 Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- Moment Nasa scientist Margaret Hamilton receives presidential medal of honour BBC Science
- Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90 BBC Science
- Margaret Hamilton, who led software development for Apollo program, dies at 90 Hacker News
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- Margaret Hamilton
- MIT
- NASA
- Apollo 11
- Barack Obama