Presented by:
T Korner University of Cambridge
Date:
Wednesday 21st August 2013 - 18:00 to 19:00
Venue:
No Room Required
Session Title:
Experimental Design and Inference
Abstract:
Smallpox inoculation was a dangerous procedure to prevent a dangerous disease. Daniel Bernoulli tried to apply mathematics to see if it was worthwhile. His work raises questions which are still pertinent.