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Margaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA’s Apollo program, dies at 90

Ars Technica and The Seattle Times describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program, has died.
The headline split The Seattle Times frames it as "Margaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA’s Apollo program, dies at 90". Ars Technica frames it as "R.I.P. Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing".
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Left / center-leftMargaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA’s Apollo program, dies at 90

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Oct 8, 8:21 PM

Margaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA’s Apollo program, dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program, has died.

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The Journal (Ireland)News report · Oct 8, 8:22 PM

Margaret Hamilton, Nasa scientist whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies aged 90

Her software intervened approximately three minutes before the mission touched down on the Moon, overriding a faulty script and ensuring it could safely land.

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The IndependentNews report · Oct 8, 8:20 PM

Margaret Hamilton, who led a software team for NASA's Apollo program, dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, a groundbreaking computer scientist who led the team that created the onboard flight software for NASA’s moon-bound Apollo program, has died

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Ars TechnicaNews report · Oct 8, 8:15 PM

R.I.P. Margaret Hamilton, whose code saved the Apollo 11 Moon landing

Hamilton also coined the term "software engineering" and founded two successful software companies.

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Oct 8, 8:15 PM: Ars Technica joined the source map.

Oct 8, 8:20 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

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