NASA's first software engineer: Margaret Hamilton

Title:
NASA's first software engineer: Margaret Hamilton
Speaker:
Matt Porter and Margaret Hamilton
Description:

The Apollo 11 moon landing was about the astronauts, mission control, software and hardware all working together as a seamless integrated system. None of which would have been possible without the contributions of one engineer: Margaret Hamilton. Who was this pioneer? Matt Porter and Margaret Hamilton detail how a woman and her team launched the software that took mankind to the Moon. [Directed by TOTEM Studio, narrated by Bethany Cutmore-Scott, music by Julián André].

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TED-Ed
Duration:
04:49
Format: HTML5
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