Margaret hamilton scientist images of real people
Scientist images of real people.
Margaret hamilton scientist images of real people
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Part of our Women's History Month Series: Celebrating Pioneering Women at Work
This month, in celebration of Women's History Month, SkyWater Search Partners will highlight the achievements and legacies of Pioneering Women at Work.
Here, we spotlight Margaret Hamilton, one of the most consequential yet under-appreciated figures in the history of space exploration. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) scientist whose pioneering work in software engineering was central to the Apollo space program's success, Hamilton led the software team responsible for enabling Apollo 11 astronauts to land safely on the moon.
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By the early 1960s, Margaret Hamilton was already an accomplished MIT software developer, having created software for their meteorology division that predicted weather and software for the U.S.
Air Force, among many other accomplishments. But despite her stellar credentials, the Apollo opportunity didn't present itsel