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  "title": "Margaret Hamilton, scientist who worked on NASA's Apollo program, dead at 90",
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  "summary": "American scientist Margaret Hamilton, who led development of the computer system used by NASA's Apollo lunar program, has died at 90, her former employer said Wednesday.",
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        "title": "Margaret Hamilton's NASA contributions in focus as computing pioneer dies at 90; tributes pour in",
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