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Wed 7 Oct, 2026 04:39 pm
The NASA Apollo scientist/engineer was 90. There aren't enough superlatives about her.
https://news.mit.edu/2026/margaret-hamilton-computing-pioneer-dies-1007
Every now and then I attempt to use the simple process of long division and quickly run for a calculator. Hell, even making change is sometimes a challenge. The idea of one person directing and following the many numbers and steps that go into these complex models is mind-boggling in the truest sense of the word.