Pi Goes to Washington

Can't Congress agree on anything... ?

U.S. House Resolution 224 (March 2009)

» Congress votes, not quite unanimously, to recognize March 14 as Pi Day

Only 112 years after its last appearance on a legislative floor—the doomed bi ..Read More..

Devoted Beyond Death

Ludolph van Ceulen’s digit-filled life and afterlife.

Ludolph van Ceulen (1540-1610)

» Tireless hand calculator who took pi to 35 digits & had them engraved on his tombstone.

Sing about him! ..Read More..

The Guy Who Named it Pi

William Jones just wanted to make a mark.

William Jones (1675-1749)

» First Mathematician to use the Greek letter π to represent the important ratio.

While talk of the ratio has b ..Read More..