[SIGCIS-Members] Fw: Request of reading advices on statistics and computing in agriculture and life sciences

Sandra Mols sandramols at yahoo.co.uk
Mon Jun 14 07:28:09 PDT 2010


Dear colleagues 


Here below follows a call for help by G. Parolini, who looks out for material on statistics and computing in biology in the UK, 30s to 70s. 
She's as cc for those who may want to help, 


Best,


Sandra Mols


 


----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Giuditta Parolini <giuditta.parolini2 at UNIBO.IT>
To: MERSENNE at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Sent: Mon, 14 June, 2010 14:22:06
Subject: Request of reading advices on statistics and computing in agriculture  and life sciences

Hi,
I am a PhD student at the University of Bologna
(http://www.cis.unibo.it/sth/doc_students/curricula/parolini.html)
interested in the development of statistics in agricultural and
biological research in UK (especially from 1930s to 1970s).

I want to examine as a case study the development of the statistical
researches related to life sciences at
Rothamsted  experimental station and the Galton Laboratory. As I am
interested in the history of computing, I want to investigate in
particular which role had computing technologies (mechanical
calculators, punched cards machines and electronic computers) in the
development of statistical practices and methodologies and in the
local negotiations among statisticians, biologists and agricultural
scientists. Key figures in my research will be R.A. Fisher, Frank
Yates (Fisher's successor at Rothamsted) and Cedric A.B. Smith
(statistician at the Galton Laboratory headed by Penrose).

I am looking for sources on various aspects:
- the history of statistics - and more generally the history of
quantification - in agriculture and life sciences for the period
1930s-1970s
- the use of computing technologies in statistics, especially with
relation to agriculture and life sciences
- the visual culture of statistics in 20th century

Can you help me with reading suggestions? You can write to my email
address giuditta.parolini2 at unibo.it

Best regards,
Giuditta Parolini



      
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