Margaret Hamilton, software engineer, 1936-2026
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"Margaret Hamilton, software engineer, 1936-2026" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 6 articles from 6 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include UA.NEWS, Dubois County Herald, Communications of the ACM and BBC. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 25d ago.
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Coverage (6)
- Margaret Hamilton, Apollo software pioneer, dies at 90 UA.NEWS · 27d ago
- Paoli native Margaret Hamilton, Apollo software pioneer, dies at 90 Dubois County Herald · 27d ago
- In Memoriam: Margaret Hamilton (1936-2026) Communications of the ACM · 27d ago
- Last Word BBC · 27d ago
- Margaret Hamilton obituary The Guardian · 27d ago
- Margaret Hamilton, software engineer, 1936-2026 Financial Times · 27d ago
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