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57 years ago today, humans first landed on the Moon. The source code that helped get them there? It’s on GitHub. Margaret Hamilton led the MIT team responsible for Apollo’s onboard flight software. (Image credit: Draper Laboratory; restoration by Adam Cuerden, via Wikimedia Commons.)

Wow. A lady of many talents! 😉

For whatever it's worth Margaret Hamilton the actress *loved* children, and had a good relationship with Judy Garland. Ms. Hamilton jumped at the chance to host her eye doctor's grandchildren visiting the sights of NYC in the summer of 1969. They were my younger brother and sister.

Look for her appearance on Mister Roger’s Neighborhood on YouTube. 🥇❗️