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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 2003 Google released an Einstein doodle.
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 Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Albert Einstein
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.
