Pat Macpherson vs. Ashley Wells, Wisdom Quarterly; ScienceFriday.com; Vihart (video)
E=MC2 thinks Einstein (NVOR) |
Ooh, Pat, who gives an s? |
Friday 3.14 is Pi Day, and we're all celebrating. Sci Fri even hit the streets of New
York City to spread some math-holiday cheer. One might be surprised how many π
enthusiasts are lingering outside of New York University's Math Department.
P.S. It's also famous Jewish-Buddhist-Pantheist Albie Einstein's birthday.
(Family Guy) The love of pie in another part of the multiverse
Winnie on what sucks |
Twenty-five years ago, physicist Larry Shaw, of San Francisco’s Exploratorium,
established the first “Pi Day” on March 14th, or 3/14 -- a fitting date to
commemorate an irrational number that so familiarly begins 3.14.
The
event started as a little staff get-together but ballooned into an
international holiday. (Really, just listen to this SciFri segment).
To
get everyone -- including Winnie from in the celebratory mood, here are some tributes to those
endless digits, and to the Greek letter that symbolizes them. More
Definition: (Wiki) The number π is a mathematical constant, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, approximately equal to 3.14159. It has been represented by the Greek letter "π" since the mid-18th century also sometimes spelled out as "pi."
I love pie, and pi is nice, too. |
Definition: (Wiki) The number π is a mathematical constant, the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, approximately equal to 3.14159. It has been represented by the Greek letter "π" since the mid-18th century also sometimes spelled out as "pi."
Math sucks because math is a religion, and religion sucks (Calvin & Hobbes) |
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