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Space Engineer and Scientist Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton wrote the computer software that helped humans land on the moon. In college, before computer science was an actual field, Margaret Hamilton was often the only woman in her math and physics classes. Later, when she was working as a computer scientist at MIT, she was invited to join NASA to write software for the famous Apollo project, which put astronauts on the moon. Learn about Hamilton's fascinating career, including her role in the moon landing.