Margaret Hamilton may not have stepped on the Moon, but her code helped get us there. From stacks of code taller than she was to a Medal of Freedom decades later, Hamilton’s story is one of intellect, innovation, and true engineering brilliance.
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References
https://science.nasa.gov/people/margaret-hamilton/
https://www.wired.com/2015/10/margaret-hamilton-nasa-apollo/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/margaret-hamilton-led-nasa-software-team-landed-astronauts-moon-180971575/
https://news.mit.edu/2009/apollo-vign-0717
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2019/jul/19/apollo-women-man-walk-on-the-moon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Hamilton_(software_engineer)
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/11/16/president-obama-names-recipients-presidential-medal-freedom