The holiday was created in 1988 by Larry Shaw, a physicist at the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco.
Pi is often the foundation in the science and math behind rocket engineering. PIC/X@LarryAdkin
Math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day every March 14. Since the American way of writing the date is 3/14, it represents the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi. Representing the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, pi is approximately equal to 3.14159 — but its digits go on forever.
The holiday was created in 1988 by Larry Shaw, a physicist at the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco. “He had a very open and expansive view of the world and saw an opportunity with this number, mathematical concept, to invite people into the joy of mathematical learning,” said Sam Sharkland, program director of public programs at the museum, who worked with Shaw before he died in 2017.
While it began as a small staff celebration featuring pie, it soon turned into a grand procession where hundreds of visitors marched around the pi shrine, each carrying a digit. Attendees often show up early to claim their favourite digit for the parade.
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Was the year when Larry Shaw, a physicist, created the pi
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