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October 8, 2026Moment Nasa scientist Margaret Hamilton receives presidential medal of honour
Barack Obama awarded the Apollo 11 software engineer with the America's highest civilian honour in 2016.
October 8, 2026Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90
Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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The future of mathematics in the age of AI
Radio 4,·08 Oct 2026,·28 mins Available for 33 days Tom Whipple investigates one of the biggest days in the 10,000 year history of maths. This week, overnight, OpenAI dropped hundreds of mathematica
Moment Nasa scientist Margaret Hamilton receives presidential medal of honour
The computer scientist behind groundbreaking research that helped land Nasa's astronauts on the Moon, has died aged 90. Margaret Hamilton was a trailblazer in her field, leading the team who develope
Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90
Moment Margaret Hamilton receives Presidential Medal of Freedom The computer scientist behind groundbreaking research that helped land Nasa's astronauts on the Moon, has died aged 90. Margaret Hamil