A picture of Margaret Hamilton, programmer for the Apollo space program, standing next to not one single microsoft error message or bluetooth problem.

@mhoye

In 2017 Margaret Hamilton was inducted into the Computer History Museum's Hall of Fellows. On that occasion I was privileged to accompany her on a private, docent-guided tour of the Museum's public display.

She looked about the same as she does in these pictures from the 1960s, albeit a little grayer; a bright, diminutive grandma.

But she was very humble and human. At one point we rounded a corner into the Apollo section. Prominently in the front of the exhibit was a reproduction of your left-hand photo. Upon seeing it, Margaret stopped and exclaimed, "Oh my gosh! Is that me?"

@mhoye Aha! Pix or it didn't happen!

It turns out that my wife snapped a picture of that memorable moment. Margaret Hamilton was a very bright and gracious person.

If you look closely at the left end of the display rail in front of the exhibit you can see the famous photograph of Margaret standing beside her tower of printed code.

@mralancooper
Such a great honor!