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Mathematicians Of The Day
14th March
Because of the representation (in the US notation) of today as 3.14, today is day. It was first celebrated in California in 1988 and in 2009 the US House of Representatives gave it official recognition. Caltech students get up early (or stay up late) to consume pies at 1.59 am.
On this day in 2003 Google released an Einstein doodle, on this day in 2010 they released a Pi day doodle and on this day in 2018 they released a another Pi day doodle.
The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1956.
On this day in 2003 Google released an Einstein doodle, on this day in 2010 they released a Pi day doodle and on this day in 2018 they released a another Pi day doodle.
The postage stamp of one of today's mathematicians at THIS LINK was issued in 1956.
Click on Ⓟ for a poster.
Born:
- 1811: Andrew Hart Ⓟ
- 1862: Vilhelm Bjerknes Ⓟ
- 1864: József Kürschák Ⓟ
- 1867: Lawrence Crawford
- 1879: Albert Einstein Ⓟ
- 1882: Wacław Sierpiński Ⓟ
- 1889: Oscar Chisini Ⓟ
- 1896: Nora Calderwood
- 1912: Pierre Lelong Ⓟ
Died:
- 1907: Jakob Rebstein Ⓟ
- 1937: Edvard Phragmén Ⓟ
- 1973: Howard Aiken Ⓟ
- 2018: Stephen Hawking Ⓟ
- 2023: John Amson Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Albert Einstein
Reading after a certain time diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
