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World Service,18 Feb 2023,9 mins

Florence Nightingale and how she visualised data

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Florence Nightingale became one of the icons of Victorian Britain for her work as a nurse during the Crimean War and the public health improvements she successfully campaigned for later on. Tim Harford discusses how she and her ‘Nightingale Circle’ used spectacular diagrams to explain health statistics persuasively with RJ Andrews, editor of “Florence Nightingale, Mortality and Health Diagrams”. Presenter: Tim Harford Producer: Jon Bithrey Editor: Richard Vadon Production Co-Ordinator: Brenda Brown Sound Engineer: Graham Puddifoot (Diagram of 'The causes of mortality in the army in the East' 1858 by Florence Nightingale. Public domain)

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