Scientist Margaret Hamilton: American NASA scientist and mathematician
Margaret Heafield Hamilton (born August 17, 1936) is an American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner.
She was Director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory. It developed on-board flight software for the Apollo space program.
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 |
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.
References
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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