# Unexpected Mathematical Lives

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Sarah Hart
- Year: 2023
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Biology, Medicine and health, Computer science, History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/mathematical-lives)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Florence Nightingale is the founder of modern nursing and a pioneer of data science and medical statistics. Her innovative use of statistical diagrams helped people see just how many deaths were being caused by poor hygiene in military hospitals. This lecture will look at the importance and legacy of Nightingale’s work, which led to her becoming, in 1858, the first woman elected to the Royal Statistical Society.

## Lectures

1. [The Mathematical Life of Florence Nightingale](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematical-lives/6a8c7cdff5b5) (YouTube)
2. [Alan Turing: Pioneer of Mathematical Biology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-mathematical-lives/f2aff7151fb0) (YouTube)