The Beauty of Diagrams

Season 1 Episode 4: The Rose Diagram, Florence Nightingale

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.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

6

Cast:

Marcus du Sautoy

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

2010

Rating:

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