Margaret Hamilton
Margaret Hamilton names two prominent American figures.
The actress (1902–1985) is best remembered as the Wicked Witch of the West in *The Wizard of Oz*, her green-skinned cackle becoming iconic: She scared generations of children.
The software engineer (born 1936) led the team that developed flight software for NASA's Apollo missions, coining the term "software engineering" and helping land humans on the moon.
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- mission controlEarth-based space operations hub
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- Apollo 11First manned lunar landing
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
software engineering · error detection · programmer · code · Wizard of Oz · Wicked Witch · witch · broomstick · green · green skin · cackle · flying monkeys · Dorothy · yellow brick road · ruby slippers · flying · monkeys · wicked
film persona (wicked witch)
Margaret HamiltonJudy Garland