Pi Day Unknown Facts

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world because 3.14 are the first three digits of the mathematical constant π (pi)

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Pi Day was first celebrated in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.

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March 14th is also the birthday of renowned physicist Albert Einstein, adding an extra layer of significance to the date.

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The symbol for pi (π) has been used for over 250 years. It was first introduced by Welsh mathematician William Jones in 1706.

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Pi is an irrational number, meaning it cannot be expressed exactly as a simple fraction and its decimal representation goes on infinitely without repeating.

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