Albert Einstein was born on Pi Day in





Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879-year. March 14 is celebrated Pi Day. This unofficial holiday invented in 1987 by a physicist from San Francisco, Larry Shaw, who noticed that the American system of recording dates (month / day) Date March 14 - 3/14 - 1:59:26 and time coincides with the first digits of the number π = 3, 1415926 ... 1:59:26 usually celebrated in the day (12-hour system), but stick to the 24-hour system believe that at this moment the time 13:59, and prefer to celebrate the night.

At this time, read eulogies in honor of the number π, its role in the life of humanity, draw anti-utopian view of the world without π, bake and eat the "pi-horn» («pie») with the image of the Greek letter "pi" or the first digit of the number , drink drinks and playing games, starting with "pi", solve mathematical puzzles and riddles, lead dances around things associated with that number.

Source: ru.wikipedia.org

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