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heng44
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posted 11-21-2014 02:48 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

Thirty-one-year old Margaret Hamilton was Director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory in 1969. At the time of the Apollo 11 mission she was the person in charge of all Command Module software. By the end of the Apollo program, Hamilton was responsible for all onboard flight software. After the Apollo program, she worked on the Skylab and Space Shuttle programs. (Thanks to Chris Gamble)

cspg
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posted 11-21-2014 03:38 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks Ed, but credit should go to two individuals of the French Space Conquest Forum who first posted pictures of Mrs Hamilton. I've asked them if I could post their names- waiting for their replies. They should be credited — I merely suggested that photo!

Edit: The two individuals are Paul Cultrera and Jean-Claude Aveni.

Joel Katzowitz
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posted 11-21-2014 04:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Joel Katzowitz   Click Here to Email Joel Katzowitz     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I assume she's not the "Wicked Witch of the West".

David Carey
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posted 11-21-2014 08:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for David Carey   Click Here to Email David Carey     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I understand and appreciate the Wizard of Oz reference (there's a great story behind that casting), but what a brilliant individual.

It's hard to imagine running that complex of a show, at that age (or any age), particularly in such early days of software development. Core memory and all that for crying out loud!

The groundbreaking work and contribution of MIT-IL always astounds me.

Thanks for the photo, Ed.

Apolloman
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posted 11-22-2014 03:54 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Apolloman   Click Here to Email Apolloman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
quote:
Originally posted by cspg:
one of them is Paul Cultrera.
A.K.A. Apolloman, so me.

onesmallstep
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posted 11-24-2014 10:38 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for onesmallstep   Click Here to Email onesmallstep     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
An interview with Hamilton and other MIT/ Draper Lab engineers and programmers can be seen in the excellent 'Navigation' episode of the Science Channel series Moon Machines.

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