The Fourth Astronaut
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Meet the ‘Rope Mother’ - the lady whose code, weaved into copper wire and magnetic rings, saved the Apollo 11 mission to the moon… Greg tells Maren the story of an incredible person who has not only been called The Fourth Astronaut, but who also pioneered, and coined the term for, ‘Software Engineering’. Experts: Rod Pyle- https://www.planetary.org/connect/our-experts/profiles/rod-pyle.html Zoe Corbyn-https://www.theguardian.com/profile/zoe-corbyn Sources Found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lHFJJS5dn-2E1IsAVGoiNkVl-PPNzaWKi8aSoTGs35Q/edit Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
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