We have 3 pi facts for you today. Enjoy! 1. Albert Einstein (you know, the physics guy) was born on … Pi Day! (His birth date is 3/14/1879.) 2. Did you know that pi wasn’t always \(\pi\)? William Jones (1645-1749) … Continue reading
In 1995, Hiroyoki Gotu memorized 42,195 places of pi and is considered the current pi champion. (EDIT: Thank you to Prof. Diesl for pointing out that as of 2005 the current champion is Chao Lu, who memorized 67,890 digits of … Continue reading
This year’s Pi Day will be epic. That’s because on 3/14/15, 9:26 and 53 seconds, we’ll have lived through the first 9 digits of Pi…in order! (But why stop there? If time is a continuous quantity, won’t we pass through … Continue reading