Why “Margaret” is being discussed
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An interactive web tribute to Margaret Hamilton
by wildkyo · Oct 8, 2026 · 2 points
>The outstanding information is that she became the manager in the last 3 months before the event No, this is not outstanding. The comment I linked to already pointed out that H…
by foldr · Oct 8, 2026
While the Margaret Hamilton story is essentially fake, I still like telling it to my daughters. shrug
by aw4rzs · Oct 8, 2026
Wow-- I'd forgotten that Levy called Margaret out by name in the book. I also got the machine wrong-- it was the PDP-1, not the TX-0.
by EvanAnderson · Oct 8, 2026
Margaret Hamilton thread https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49998895 and rather than have it be clickable the tradition has been more to leave it up to you to s…
by ChrisArchitect · Oct 8, 2026
Ask HN: Why today's black banner at top on HN News
by ninju · Oct 8, 2026 · 4 points
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Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Old Iranian. It has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. It became less popular between the 16th and 18th century, but became more common again after this period, becoming the second-most popular female name in the United States in 1903. Since this time, it has become less common, but was still the ninth-most common name for women of all ages in the United States as of the 1990 census. Read more on Wikipedia