Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale, pioneer in professional nursing. She was the first person in the English-speaking world to apply statistics to public health. She was also a pioneer in the graphic representation of statistics; the pie-chart was her invention, for example.

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Quote Of The Day

"It should be evident that each step in my career has rested on a firm foundation in mathematics. For me, the study of mathematics was the key that opened the doors to the universe."

— Robert L. Stewart

NASA Astronaut

$118,130/yr
Attorney
$166,400/yr
Physician
$321,686/yr
Cryptanalyst
$112,780/yr
Actuary
$160,780/yr
$105,581/yr
Astronaut
$93,000/yr
$94,470/yr
$92,770/yr
$71,674/yr

Figures represent salary potential.

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Jul

Here's an interesting story of a girl in Michigan with Grapheme-Color Synesthesia. In other words, she visualizes each digit, zero through nine, as a different color.

For her, and others with the same condition, it adds a new splash to math work.

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