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Margaret Hamilton, whose software sent humans to the moon, dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, the computing pioneer whose work helped put humans on the moon, has died at 90. She is also credited with formalizing the discipline of software engineering.

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Rachel Treisman is a reporter on NPR's general assignment desk.
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