Professor Hamilton's Diary: Oct. 31, 1935

All tricks, no treats for the Hamiltons on this Halloween

It was a frustrating Halloween for both Milton and Margaret Hamilton.

The professor got up at 6:30 a.m. and headed for New York, driving through rain. He arrived at Columbia University Press at 11 a.m. and met with his editor, Miss Lynn, then called on Professor John A. Krout, a university faculty member who had worked with him throughout his research an…