Science pioneer Margaret Hamilton wrote the moon-landing software — a giant leap for womankind. Here's her amazing story. Computer prodigy Hamilton was just 32 years old when Apollo 11 put men ...

Margaret Hamilton (Image: WBZ-TV) Born in Indiana in 1936, Hamilton studied at the University of Michigan before earning a degree in mathematics with a minor in philosophy from Earlham College.

Margaret Hamilton wasn’t supposed to invent the modern concept of software and land men on the moon. It was 1960, not a time when women were encouraged to seek out high-powered technical work.

Margaret Hamilton standing next to listings of the actual Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) source code. NASA. By Lily Rothman. July 20, 2015 6:00 AM EDT.

Margaret Hamilton was born in rural Indiana in 1936. Her father was a philosopher and poet, who, along with grandfather, encouraged her love of math and sciences.

Margaret Hamilton was born in rural Indiana in 1936. Her father was a philosopher and poet, who, along with grandfather, encouraged her love of math and sciences.

Margaret Hamilton and a winged monkey look into a crystal ball in a still from the film, 'The Wizard of Oz,' directed by Victor Fleming, 1939. MGM Studios/Courtesy of Getty Images ...

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