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Meet the woman who wrote the codes that took humanity to the Moon

The things you'll never find in some history books. The first person to reach the moon was celebrated, not the person who made it a reality, behind the scenes. Her name is Margaret Hamilton, a software engineer. And she wrote those codes reportedly by hand.
at 6/04/2015 01:00:00 pm

94 comments:

  1. NaijaDeltaBabe4 June 2015 at 13:14

    Hmmmmm

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    1. Unknown4 June 2015 at 18:41

      Such a genius

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    2. Unknown4 June 2015 at 19:08

      Wow! Thumbs up to her, and more power to her elbows.

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    3. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 23:21

      Na lie jor, na my neighbour write am!

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    4. @MEETD®EALEVANS™5 June 2015 at 06:58

      PARENTAL ADVISORY!!!
      ***adult content***


      Idiot she's dead

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  2. Davido's driver4 June 2015 at 13:15

    Wow! Genius













































    ~album drops 8th June~

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  3. Davido's driver4 June 2015 at 13:16

    Juliet iwuno take note. Not everytime sleeping. on this blog. Lindaobserve

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  4. Anointed4 June 2015 at 13:18

    Kudos to her

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  5. Fuck your opinion4 June 2015 at 13:18

    Good for her.

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  6. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 13:20

    Wow... take a bow! Magareth Hamilton everybody! So proud!!!!

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  7. Unknown4 June 2015 at 13:22

    These are people who should be trending and celebrated not that stupid Bruce/Catilyn Jenner asshole

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    1. Unknown5 June 2015 at 00:20

      Confirm. Thumbs up dear. I hate that Bruce or Catilyn what ever they called it

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    2. mira cookie5 June 2015 at 22:10

      The caitlyn jenner fin is way over rated.

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  8. Bonita Bislam4 June 2015 at 13:23

    Wow! A woman believed in the beauty of her dreams and made it a reality #muchrespect

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  9. Unknown4 June 2015 at 13:24

    Woooooooow! Beauty with Brains. Linda take note!

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  10. Unknown4 June 2015 at 13:24

    Woooooooow! Beauty with Brains. Linda take note!

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  11. ary4 June 2015 at 13:24

    Power to the women folk.

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  12. Blog It With Olivia4 June 2015 at 13:26

    All these geniuses, if u check from when she's little, u'd see other amazing things she did










    #ITwillONLYgetBETTER
    #itMUSTendINpraise

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  13. Unknown4 June 2015 at 13:26

    I jst fell in luv with her.
    The kinda things Z will do 4 any Genius (still homo intolerant).

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  14. Spontaneous.4 June 2015 at 13:28

    Wow, I'm impressed!

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  15. Unknown4 June 2015 at 13:29

    Chaii! C codes. God made me a genius #Lobatan

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  16. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 13:31

    Great !!!

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  17. Unknown4 June 2015 at 13:32

    Woow



    ~make I go drink one bottle of star beer ~

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  18. Unknown4 June 2015 at 13:32

    I'll pass. Well done sis but nobody went to the damn moon! Why haven't countries like Japan, Russia or Britain gone yet ehn? I dunno what America made the world believe but I ain't buying it. Say whatever u want, it's a sham.. same way Obama made us believe Osama is dead n in the sea. Not buying it. Bye! P.S.. call me names and I'll cuss ur mother.

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  19. Unknown4 June 2015 at 13:36

    Wow! God bless her abundantly. Thumbs up to her, and more power to her elbows.

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  20. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 13:42

    SHE DESERVES D CELEBREATION MORE...BT DATS LYF SHA....TOMJERRYSWIT

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  21. Unknown4 June 2015 at 13:43

    Her name should be Dexter

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  22. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 13:48

    This is the age of the WOMAN!!!!!.
    We will no longer be second class, weak and self deprecating. Any man or woman that stand in our way will be crushed.
    African women don't get left behind.
    Even men are rushing to become women #brucejenner#uglywoman

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  23. Unknown4 June 2015 at 13:58

    A great one, she deserves honours.

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  24. Unknown4 June 2015 at 13:58

    She's made history.



    #TeamBlessed#

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  25. Miriam David4 June 2015 at 13:59

    Wow! I nees to do something like this..

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  26. Unknown4 June 2015 at 14:00

    She's a role model to many...heard of her.

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  27. Unknown4 June 2015 at 14:12

    God bless her

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  28. Unknown4 June 2015 at 14:23

    Oh! Really?

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  29. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 14:34

    God bless this dis woman with her codes..... It's a pity females are nt really celebrated.

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  30. Favour4 June 2015 at 14:42

    She try

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  31. 7F098C194 June 2015 at 14:44

    White witch. Engr Emy

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  32. Unknown4 June 2015 at 14:47

    History...Nice


    Moye says so via BB Passport...Courtesy LIB......

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  33. Unknown4 June 2015 at 14:48

    Wow! She's really worth celebrating! What a brain! Even wrote all these by hand!

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  34. Unknown4 June 2015 at 14:48

    Wow! She's really worth celebrating! What a brain! Even wrote all these by hand!

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  35. Unknown4 June 2015 at 14:52

    Brain!!! Am proud 2 b a woman

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  36. Juleslouis4 June 2015 at 14:55

    Wow! Such talent and intelligence. That's life for u o. The person at d end is celebrated and d person behind negleted.

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  37. Unknown4 June 2015 at 15:01

    Interesting...

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  38. Unknown4 June 2015 at 15:05

    These are the kind of people that should be celebrated..

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  39. health and fitness4 June 2015 at 15:06

    wow I never knew that it was a woman who to the Moon .. health and fitness tips

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  40. Abisoye A. Akinfolarin4 June 2015 at 15:09

    WOW!!! Interesting

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  41. MamaWhat???4 June 2015 at 15:12

    Omg...wow!...God will definately reward her, for get about men tho...

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  42. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 15:24

    Who runs the world? Girls!!! When time reach now, men go say na dem sabi everything. She's lucky she's white. Black man go colobi the code, talk say make she go kitchen. Mtchew!!!

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  43. adaobi cynthia4 June 2015 at 15:25

    Woow such brains God bless her $ she ought 2 make history cux witout ha d prsn who went 2 d moon won't ve bin able 2

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  44. Unknown4 June 2015 at 15:27

    Good to know

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  45. Unknown4 June 2015 at 15:27

    Waoooo!! Am inspired

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  46. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 15:27

    Forget the propaganda and conspiracy theories, man never went to the moon. All were for politics and power tussle.

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    1. Anonymous5 June 2015 at 00:16

      How did the Amerian flag get up there?.

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  47. yawanow4 June 2015 at 15:30

    Brain boz. The books alone is enough to give me migraine.

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  48. Unknown4 June 2015 at 15:35

    Huge legacy!


    OKORO UPGRADED**

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  49. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 15:35

    nice one would like to learn code one day

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  50. Unknown4 June 2015 at 15:36

    Wow wow wow! Women are just great. We more that mere mortals

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  51. Nkem4ever4 June 2015 at 15:37

    Sad that she was not recognized. She was the cornerstone of that project. Well done Ma'am. We hail you.

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  52. Unknown4 June 2015 at 15:38

    Mehn am so motivated with dis

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  53. Unknown4 June 2015 at 15:38

    Wow!

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  54. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 15:44

    Great achievement, but am sure if a man had wrote this codes, you wouldn't be posting it. A lot of code writers are not recognised, a lot of people who save lives and avert disasters are also not recognized, i.e CIA, Soldiers, Spies,Interceptors. If she wanted to be recognized,she should have gotten on the space shuttle and risked her life. Buzz Aldrin was 2nd to be on the moon by 2 munites,and he is barely remembered,all this femininistic agenda are starting to get annoying.

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  55. Unknown4 June 2015 at 15:45

    Good for her

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  56. Unknown4 June 2015 at 15:46

    Wow! Wat a gr8 woman

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  57. Dani4 June 2015 at 15:47

    Wow!

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  58. Golda Awosika4 June 2015 at 16:04

    That is a brain standing dia. I applaud her
    #*karlishah*

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  59. SMURF4 June 2015 at 16:04

    There are lots of great women around atleast you Linda Ikeji changed that face of blogging in Nigeria!! U are in Nigerian history!! #Nokissasshereoh

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  60. Unknown4 June 2015 at 16:05

    Amazing!!

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  61. Unknown4 June 2015 at 16:32

    Thing they never told us.

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  62. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 16:33

    wow...wonderful woman

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  63. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 16:35

    Na lie.

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  64. Manuel4 June 2015 at 16:36

    (Post Humous) kudos to her

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  65. Unknown4 June 2015 at 16:41

    Let not my well deserved glory be outshined. Amen

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  66. Unknown4 June 2015 at 16:41

    Let not my well deserved glory be outshined. Amen

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  67. Chichi4 June 2015 at 16:53

    WOOOW!!!BEAUTY N THE BRAINS|!

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  68. Unknown4 June 2015 at 16:58

    Congrat lady and thanks for that.

    What new car is the sentry? Check www.naijacarlovers.blogspot.com

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  69. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 17:11

    And yet Caitlyn Jennner is trending

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  70. Salama Salon4 June 2015 at 17:48

    Well done lady!

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  71. Jojo4 June 2015 at 18:04

    Women.........rare gems

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  72. seun4 June 2015 at 18:06

    Life is twisted at times

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  73. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 18:19

    All des books,na lie jooor

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  74. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 18:25

    Yep, they cut us out of all the religious writings, they cut us out of our impact on the world. What's new, this has always been the case when you are a woman. Nice to see this brilliant woman finally getting her due.

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  75. Unknown4 June 2015 at 18:50

    Bravo!!!

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  76. Unknown4 June 2015 at 19:26

    and i was thinking mathematics was never interestin
    still hate maths not withstanding.....






    went fishing in pluto

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  77. lami4 June 2015 at 20:18

    Amazing.

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  78. sky4 June 2015 at 20:47

    Wow! As an IT person. I bow, my new hero!

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  79. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 21:36

    see how many comments dey here, later una go say Linda no post educative things..smh

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  80. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 22:32

    C books wey one person dey download

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  81. Unknown4 June 2015 at 22:46

    TF!! Geniusssssssss

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  82. Anonymous4 June 2015 at 23:14

    It was Team work, Linda....not her work alone. In fact, Wikipedia which is the most basic source for such info never mentioned she wrote the software by hand.

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  83. Unknown4 June 2015 at 23:16

    The power of a woman

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  84. Unknown6 June 2015 at 08:23

    Kudos to her

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  85. Anonymous6 June 2015 at 12:24

    Cases like these ought to inform Naija society to allow girls/women achieve their God-given potential. Had she been married off as a young or girl bride would she (Ms. Hamilton) have cracked the code that led to great discoveries for the world? Not likely.

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