History of PI
The first 3 digits for π (Pi)
3.14
This Golden State Warrior sharp shooter was born on March 14th, 1988.
Steph Curry
In 1897, Indiana Doctor Dr. Edwin Goodwin proposed a bill to the state legislature to round Pi to this number for standard calculations.
3.2
This is the most eaten pie on Thanksgiving day, a staggering 50 million the day of.
Pumpkin Pie
This type of Pi/Pie is frequently used for teaching people programming and physical computing.
Raspberry
The standard calculation for Pi used today came from this country.
Greece
In the Film Life of Pi, this is the name of the Bengal Tiger.
Richard Parker
This famous physicist, born in 1879, was born on Pi Day.
Albert Einstein
This is the #1 pie in the US, with an estimated 20-25% of all pie sales.
Apple Pie
In both the Greek and English alphabets both Pi and P share this same number in their respective alphabets.
16
This is the 4th digit of PI
1
This famous actress, has stated in the past that "Math is fun!" You may have seen her in a galaxy far far away.
Natalie Portman
After a long chase in 1994, this famous court case had PI used by the defense against the FBI.
Trial of OJ Simpson
DAILY DOUBLE!!
This is the Indiana State Pie.
This is commonly brushed on top of a crusted pie to give a golden brown and shiny finish.
Egg Wash
Between 1900-1680 BC, this civilization is believed to be one of the first to use a rudimentary version of PI.
Babylon
In the 1967 Star Trek Episode "Wolf in the Fold" Spock saves the Enterprise from a rouge AI computer system by asking it to do this.
Calculate the last digit of PI
On March 11th of this year, the US House of Representatives passed a resolution proclaiming March 14th National Pi Day.
2009
When topped with ice cream, pie has this term added to the end of it's name.
à la Mode
Pi got it's name from the Greek word for this.
Perimeter
PI, as used today, was devised around 250 BC by this mathematician.
Archimedes
In the 1998 black and white horror movie, PI, directed by Darren Aronofsky, the main character is named this.
Max Cohen
In 2006, Akira Haraguchi recited for 16 hours and 30 minutes to get to this many digits of PI.
100,000
This pie is traditionally made with ground lamb, carrots, peas, herbs, and topped with cheesy mashed potatoes.
Shepherd's Pie
It's at this time on March 14th, that Pi Day is officially celebrated to show Pi up to 5 decimal points.
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