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Cleve Moler has died

2026294 points29 comments Tech Industry & Business details

Jack Little and Cleve Moler, cofounders of MathWorks, recognized the need among engineers and scientists for more powerful and productive computation environments beyond those provided by languages such as Fortran and C. In response to that need, they combined their expertise in mathematics, engineering, and computer…

The Apollo 11 Moon Landing: Spacecraft Design Then and Now

2019116 points14 comments Science & Space details

To mark the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, we revisit a first-hand account of designing the Lunar Module digital autopilot, and compare the approach used then with the way it could be done today.