The Beauty of Diagrams
Florence Nightingale (1x4)
Data di messa in onda: Dic 09, 2010
A look at Florence Nightingale's use of statistical graphics as a call to action following her experience of caring for soldiers during the Crimean War of 1854-1856. She compiled her findings into a report featuring the Rose Diagram, which explained how 16,000 of the conflict's 18,000 deaths were a result of infectious diseases found in hospitals, and was used to persuade the British government to improve sanitation.
- Iniziato: Nov 2010
- Episodi: 6
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- Terminata
- BBC Four
- Giovedì alle 20