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SUMMARY:Ronald Ross and Hilda Hudson: a surprising collaboration on the ma
 thematical theory of epidemics - June Barrow-Green (The Open University)
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DESCRIPTION:In 1916 the physician Ronald Ross published the first of three
  papers on the mathematical study of epidemiology or\, as he called it\, &
 lsquo\;pathometry&rsquo\;.&nbsp\; The second and third of these papers app
 eared the following year co-authored with the mathematician Hilda Hudson.
    At the time Hudson\, who had ranked equivalent to the 7th wrangler 
 in the 1903 Cambridge Mathematical Tripos\, was well known for her work on
  Cremona Transformations.&nbsp\; So how and why did Hudson\, a geometer\, 
 end up collaborating with Ross on the theory of epidemics? And what role d
 id she play?&nbsp\; In my talk I shall discuss the nature and extent of th
 eir collaboration\, as well as the genesis\, content\, and significance of
  their work.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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