Olivier de Weck

To say Margaret Hamilton was a pioneer — to say she was ahead of her time — would be a dramatic understatement,

• Olivier de Weck, the Apollo program professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and interim head of its aeronautics and astronautics department, told MIT News, a publication of the university’s communications office
  NBC Newsnbcnews.com/news/obituaries…Oct 9, 14:28
• said Olivier de Weck, the Apollo Program Professor and interim head of the MIT Department Aeronautics and Astronautics, in a statement
  CNNcnn.com/2026/10…Oct 8, 00:05
• said Olivier de Weck, the Apollo Program Professor and interim head of the MIT Department Aeronautics and Astronautics
  Deutsche Welledw.com/en/nasa…Oct 8, 09:00
  Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/world/americas…Oct 8, 07:15
• MIT said in its statement, before acknowledging that she was a software engineer before it was mainstream
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  Saudi Gazettesaudigazette.com.sa/article/66…Oct 8, 11:58
• Olivier de Weck, the Apollo program professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and interim head of its aeronautics and astronautics department, told MIT News, a publication of the university's communications office
  ABC 7 Newsabc7news.com/story/margaret…Oct 9, 11:45
• Olivier de Weck, the Apollo program professor at MIT and interim head of its aeronautics and astronautics department, told MIT News, a publication of the university's communications office
  The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/nasa…Oct 8, 20:20
• said Olivier de Weck, the Apollo Program Professor and interim head of the MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  The Manila Timesmanilatimes.net/2026/10…Oct 8, 00:00

She was a software engineer at a time when that field was in its infancy,... and she not only developed advanced code herself but also led a team in using that nascent technology to develop one of the most complex systems humanity had ever achieved.”

• de Weck continued
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  The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/nasa…Oct 8, 20:20
• de Weck added
  Deutsche Welledw.com/en/nasa…Oct 8, 09:00
  The Manila Timesmanilatimes.net/2026/10…Oct 8, 00:00
• Weck added
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