Margaret Hamilton (software engineer) - Wikipedia
WEBMargaret Elaine Hamilton (née Heafield; born August 17, 1936) is an American computer scientist. She was director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, which developed on-board flight software for NASA's Apollo program.
Margaret Hamilton | Biography & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Margaret Heafield. Born: August 17, 1936, Paoli, Indiana, U.S. (age 88) Founder: Hamilton Technologies. Awards And Honors: Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016) Subjects Of Study: computer program. software engineering.
Margaret HAMILTON - Scientific Women
WEBMargaret Heafield Hamilton is an American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner. She was Director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, which developed on-board flight software for …
Margaret Hamilton | SpaceNext50 | Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBMargaret Hamilton, née Margaret Heafield, (born August 17, 1936, Paoli, Indiana, U.S.), American computer scientist who was one of the first computer software programmers; she created the term software engineer to describe her work.
No Choice But to Be a Pioneer: The Story of Margaret Hamilton
WEBJul 17, 2019 · Margaret Hamilton was born Margaret Heafield on August 17, 1936 in Paoli, Indiana. She studied mathematics at the University of Michigan in the 1950s and later earned a BA in mathematics with a minor in philosophy from Earlham College in 1958.
Margaret Hamilton - NASA Science
WEBAug 17, 2016 · One of the many contributors to this effort was Margaret Hamilton, a computer scientist who led the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, which in 1961 contracted with NASA to …
Margaret Hamilton - CHM
WEB2 days ago · Margaret Hamilton. For her leadership and work on software for DOD and NASA's Apollo space missions and for fundamental contributions to software engineering. "Looking back, we were the luckiest people in the world. There was no choice but to be pioneers; no time to be beginners."
Margaret Hamilton Led the NASA Software Team ... - Smithsonian Magazine
WEBMar 14, 2019 · Margaret Hamilton Led the NASA Software Team That Landed Astronauts on the Moon. Apollo’s successful computing software was optimized to deal with unknown problems and to interrupt one task to...
Hamilton, Margaret Heafield | MIT Museum
WEBPerson summary. computer scientist and systems engineer; Director of Software Engineering Division for the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory (now Draper Laboratory); developed on-board flight software for Apollo space program.
Margaret Hamilton: Spaceship Programmer and Software Pioneer …
WEBJun 12, 2019 · Margaret Heafield Hamilton (17 Aug 1936-present) was born in Paoli, Indiana (Welch & Lamphier, 2019). After high school she studied mathematics at the University of Michigan and graduated with a BA in mathematics and a minor in philosophy from Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana in 1958.
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