The Beauty of Diagrams — Season 1, Episode 4: The Rose Diagram, Florence Nightingale
Documentary • 60 min • 1 season, 6 episodes
Episode synopsis
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.
About The Beauty of Diagrams
Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores the stories behind some of the most familiar scientific diagrams.