Why Do We Celebrate Pi Day On March 14?

March 14 is a day to celebrate the mathematical constant. The date is written numerically as 3/14 matches the first three digits of the never-ending number: 3.14

The constant π helps us understand our universe with greater clarity. The definition of π inspired a new notion of the measurement of angles, a new unit of measurement.

This important angle measure is known as “radian measure” and gave rise to many important insights in our physical world

Physicist Larry Shaw, is the founder of Pi Day.

Every March 14, mathematicians, scientists and math lovers around the world celebrate Pi Day, a commemoration of the mathematical sign pi.

The unique holiday is one that is discussed by math teachers in schools across the country and bakeries and grocery stores often sell pies at a discount that day.

Pi Day was first celebrated in 1988 at San Francisco’s Exploratorium, a museum of science and technology that encourages visitors to be hands-on.