The Mathematical Life of Florence Nightingale

[@murielriley6670]

Brilliant lecture

[@becmckinlay5073]

Fascinating, well delivered, absorbing lecture. Thank you for taking this arty creative on an unusual adventure. Looking forward to June 6th.

[@mubashirmie]

A well explained lecture, which opens new horizons for researchers.

[@tantsusoo]

A great lecture! Just want to point out that although Florence Nightingale was involved in looking after the injured soldiers of the Crimean War, she never went to Crimea proper. She worked in Scutari, which is in Istanbul, right across the Black Sea opposite Crimea.

[@helenamcginty4920]

It would be nice to see a talk on Mary Seacole who also was a life saving nurse in the Crimea.

[@marilynwoolford-chandler1161]

An unexpected take on the Florence Nightingale story !

[@mustavogaia2655]

16:24 - maybe churchill were remembering this quote, when he said that quantity has a quality on its own.

[@myparceltape1169]

What a horrible waste of the troops you have have paid to train, feed and transport. Worse than the sailors dying through lack of fresh food on long voyages.

[@helenamcginty4920]

The troops were drawn from the working classes. They were considered to be less intelligent, sensitive, and important than those of wealthier classes. Remember in this period even successful people in 'trade' were considered to be socially inferior to people who inherited their wealth over generations. Etc.

[@myparceltape1169]

@@helenamcginty4920 When I read that it makes me think that the not-working classes regarded this venture as an opportunity to go on the 'Grand Tour'.

[@davidwright7193]

In every war up to WWI more combatants died from disease than died in combat.