Buzz Aldrin vs Margaret Hamilton
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Compare the life timelines of Buzz Aldrin (1930–present) and Margaret Hamilton (1936–2026) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 90 years, from 1936 to 2026.
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Buzz Aldrin (1930–present)
- — Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey Verified
- — Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point Verified
- — Flew combat missions in the Korean War Verified
- — Earned a doctorate in astronautics from MIT Verified
- — Selected by NASA as an astronaut Verified
- — Flew on Gemini 12 Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Walked on the Moon during Apollo 11 Verified
- — Left NASA Verified
- — Published the memoir Return to Earth Verified
Margaret Hamilton (1936–2026)
- — Born in Paoli, Indiana Verified
- — Graduated from Earlham College with a degree in mathematics Verified
- — Married James Cox Hamilton Verified
- — Joined MIT to work on the SAGE air defence project Verified
- — Led Apollo onboard flight software at the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory Verified
- — Apollo 11 landed with her team's software handling computer alarms Verified
- — Founded Higher Order Software Verified
- — Founded Hamilton Technologies in Cambridge, Massachusetts Verified
- — Received the NASA Exceptional Space Act Award Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Died