Ее код доставил человека на Луну
Большинство наших студентов айтишников - мужчины. Однако, мало кто знает, что первым software engineer была женщина.
Сегодня, в преддверии Международного Женского дня, мы хотим рассказать о Маргарет Хамильтон, которая создала первое компьютерное обеспечения для высадки Аполло 11 на Луну.
Делаем это чтиво максимально полезным. Это займёт не больше 15 минут. Читай короткую статью на английском, и одновременно смотри выражения, значение которых мы решили прокомментировать.
Once there was a girl who put a man on the Moon. Her name was Margaret and she was really good at computers.
When she was just 24, she joined NASA. She took the job to support her husband and her daughter, little realizing that she would soon lead the scientific revolution.
Margaret was an engineer and led the team that programmed the code that allowed the Apollo 11 spacecraft to land safely on the Moon's surface.
Margaret would bring her daughter Lauren to work on the weekends and evenings.
On July, 20th 1969 just minutes before Apollo 11 touched down on the Moon's surface, two computers started spitting out error messages. The entire mission was in danger.
Luckily, Margaret had set up the computer to focus on the main tasks and ignore everything else. So, instead of aborting the mission Apollo 11 landed safely on the Moon.
The Apollo landing was hailed by the world as "one small step for a man and one giant step for mankind". But it wouldn't have happened at all without the brilliant programming skills and bullheadedness of one woman.
- lead (v) - to direct on a course or in a direction;
- surface (n) - the outside part or uppermost layer of something;
- spit out (v) - give out in an explosive manner;
- set up (v) - to cause, to create;
- abort the mission (v) - to stop a mission in the early stages;
- hail (v) - to salute, to greet;
- mankind (n) - human race;
- bullheadedness (n) - being extremely stubborn.
А теперь посмотри интервью самой Маргарет, где она подробно рассказывает о событиях тех лет.
Если ты действительно узнал что-то новое и полезное для себя, будем благодарный лайку и репосту!
Большинство наших студентов айтишников - мужчины. Однако, мало кто знает, что первым software engineer была женщина.
Сегодня, в преддверии Международного Женского дня, мы хотим рассказать о Маргарет Хамильтон, которая создала первое компьютерное обеспечения для высадки Аполло 11 на Луну.
Делаем это чтиво максимально полезным. Это займёт не больше 15 минут. Читай короткую статью на английском, и одновременно смотри выражения, значение которых мы решили прокомментировать.
Once there was a girl who put a man on the Moon. Her name was Margaret and she was really good at computers.
When she was just 24, she joined NASA. She took the job to support her husband and her daughter, little realizing that she would soon lead the scientific revolution.
Margaret was an engineer and led the team that programmed the code that allowed the Apollo 11 spacecraft to land safely on the Moon's surface.
Margaret would bring her daughter Lauren to work on the weekends and evenings.
On July, 20th 1969 just minutes before Apollo 11 touched down on the Moon's surface, two computers started spitting out error messages. The entire mission was in danger.
Luckily, Margaret had set up the computer to focus on the main tasks and ignore everything else. So, instead of aborting the mission Apollo 11 landed safely on the Moon.
The Apollo landing was hailed by the world as "one small step for a man and one giant step for mankind". But it wouldn't have happened at all without the brilliant programming skills and bullheadedness of one woman.
- lead (v) - to direct on a course or in a direction;
- surface (n) - the outside part or uppermost layer of something;
- spit out (v) - give out in an explosive manner;
- set up (v) - to cause, to create;
- abort the mission (v) - to stop a mission in the early stages;
- hail (v) - to salute, to greet;
- mankind (n) - human race;
- bullheadedness (n) - being extremely stubborn.
А теперь посмотри интервью самой Маргарет, где она подробно рассказывает о событиях тех лет.
Если ты действительно узнал что-то новое и полезное для себя, будем благодарный лайку и репосту!
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