Today is March 14th, which in certain geeky circles that I at least can see from my window if not fully a part of, is Pi day.
Why?
Well, Pi, the ratio of every circle's circumference to its diameter. It's an irrational and transcendental number that begins 3.14.
When I was younger, for the fun of it, I memorized about the first twenty digits of Pi.
3.1415926535897932384626.
I think I first encountered Pi in one of the essays in Isaac Asimov's Asimov on Numbers, the book other than The Math Book which helped crystallize my interest in Mathematics.
You'll remember that I read a little book on the history of Pi, The Joy of Pi, back in 2007.
Happy Pi Day!
You Missed The Pi minute/second which happed at Am 3:23 and 53.605270 seconds.
Happy Pi Day!
(p.s. My Fiancee's Birthday)
Posted by: Greg"supergeek"Weimer at March 14, 2009 8:19 AMBut we all missed the really big Pi event on March 14, 1592. Bet that was a party.
Posted by: Ebn-Ozn at March 16, 2009 8:49 AM