Margaret Hamilton (scientist)
Margaret Heafield Hamilton (born August 17, 1936)[2] is an American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner. She was Director of the Software Engineering Division[3] of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory. It developed on-board flight software for the Apollo space program.[4]
Margaret Hamilton | |
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 Hamilton in 1989 | |
| Born | Margaret Heafield August 17, 1936 Paoli, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education | Earlham College University of Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | CEO of Hamilton Technologies, Inc. Computer scientist |
| Spouse | James Cox Hamilton (divorced) |
| Children | Lauren Hamilton |
| Relatives | James Cox Chambers (son-in-law) |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom[1] |
On November 22, 2016, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama for her work leading the development of on-board flight software for NASA's Apollo Moon missions.[1][5]
References
- "White House honors two of tech's female pioneers". Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- Tiffany K. Wayne (2011). American Women of Science Since 1900. ABC-CLIO. pp. 480–1. ISBN 978-1-59884-158-9.
- "NASA Software Engineering Division/Code 580".
- NASA Office of Logic Design "About Margaret Hamilton" (Last Revised: February 03, 2010)
- "President Obama Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom". 16 November 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
Other websites
- MIT News
- Margaret Hamilton Archived 2017-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Video produced by Makers: Women Who Make America
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