Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90
MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom 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. Continue reading...
Pro-Iran groups behind foiled attack on Bank of America in Paris, FBI finds
According to information the FBI shared with French authorities, an Iraqi man linked to pro-Iran groups is suspected of having orchestrated a recent wave of attacks in Europe targeting American and Jewish sites, including the March 28 attempted terrorist attack. He was arrested by US authorities in Turkey.
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