Lesser known: Before NASA and the Apollo program, Margaret Hamilton worked with mathematician and meteorologist Edward Lorenz.
From 1959-1961 she programmed weather simulations on his LGP-30 computer. Those projects were the precursors to his famous 1963 paper that marked the birth of chaos theory.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-hidden-heroines-of-chaos-20190520/
https://mastodon.social/@mcnees/110907153207130442
Incoming text on a cold winters day: “Windows frozen, won’t open”
Text back: “Slowly pour lukewarm water over it and gently tap the edges with a hammer”
Reply: “Computer really messed up now”
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