Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies aged 90

Margaret Hamilton at work in this undated handout photo from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Margaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced on Wednesday. She was 90.

In an era before titles such as software engineer and computer scientist became mainstream, Hamilton, who died on 30 September, learned to program under the tutelage of a renowned MIT meteorologist.