7 quotes by Margaret H. Hamilton (1936-), American (Software Engineer)

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Margaret H. Hamilton

I worked on all of the Apollo manned missions and a couple of Apollo unmanned missions.

Margaret H. Hamilton

Software eventually and necessarily gained the same respect as any other discipline.

Margaret H. Hamilton

Looking back, we were the luckiest people in the world. There was no choice but to be pioneers; no time to be beginners.

Margaret H. Hamilton

Apollo 8 comes a close second, it not equal, to Apollo 11 for the most exciting, memorable moments on the Apollo project.

Margaret H. Hamilton

It is always great when people take interest in your work.

Margaret H. Hamilton

I hope that we continue with exploration.

Margaret H. Hamilton

We had been told many times that astronauts would not make any mistakes. They were trained to be perfect.

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Margaret H. Hamilton

Born: August 17, 1936
Nationality: American
Profession: Software Engineer

Biography

Margaret Heafield Hamilton is an American computer scientist, systems engineer, and business owner. She was director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, which developed on-board flight software for NASA's Apollo program. She later founded two software companies—Higher Order Software in 1976 and Hamilton Technologies in 1986, both in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

MARGARET H. HAMILTON

(Margaret Heafield Hamilton)