Technical University of Delft Celebrates ‘Pi Day’ with Unique Pie – Photo Included

1 of 1 Pie made by the Technical University of Delft on ‘Pi Day’ — Photo: Wikimedia Commons Pie made by the Technical University of Delft on ‘Pi Day’ — Photo: Wikimedia Commons

March 14th may seem like just another normal day for many people, but for math fans and enthusiasts, the date is even celebrated in some countries around the world: it is the “Dia do Pi”.

🔢 Dia do Pi? Pi is a mathematical constant (i.e., a value that never changes) found when the circumference of a circle is divided by its diameter. The result will always be equal to 3.14159265358… and is represented by Greek letter “π”.

🗓️ Why March 14th? Everything makes more sense when the date is seen in American format, when the month comes in front of the day: 3/14.

🥧 Pie day? In some English-speaking countries, such as the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, the date is celebrated with pies. This happens because, in the language, the pronunciation of Pi (pi) and pie (pie) are the same (the pronunciation is equivalent to “pai” in Portuguese).

Happy Pi Day! Mathematics teacher explains the importance of the famous number 3.14159.

Other curiosities about “Pi Day”

March 14 was already a date remembered for marking the birthday of physicist Albert Einstein and Frank Borman, the North American astronaut who commanded the Apollo 8 mission (responsible for the first US mission that went around the Moon, in December 1968) .

The date became even more remarkable in 2018, when British physicist and researcher Stephen William Hawking passed away on the same day.

The number of Pi was discovered by the Egyptians around 1650 BC To this day, the number has not yet been fully revealed., even with the use of supercomputers to perform the calculation. The value could be trillions of digits long.

3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944592307816406286208998628034825342117067982148086513282306647093844609550582231725359408128481117450284102701938521105559644622948954930381964428810975665933446128475648233786783165271201909145648566923460348610…

Because of this, every year, Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th.

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