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Larry Shaw (physicist) Lawrence N. Shaw (August 12, 1939 – August 19, 2017) was an American physicist, curator, and artist. Shaw worked at the Exploratorium, a San Francisco science museum, for 33 years, performing just about every function for the museum. He was a key member of the arts and technology community in the San Francisco Bay Area .
It all started at the Exploratorium with former staff physicist, tinkerer, and media specialist Larry Shaw. In 1988, three years after the death of Exploratorium Founder Frank Oppenheimer, staff gathered at a retreat in Monterey, California, to soul search and brainstorm.
Mar 11, 2017 · March 14 marks Pi Day, an annual celebration of the mathematical sign pi. Founded in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw, March 14 was selected because the numerical date (3.14) represents the first...
Mar 13, 2024 · In an effort to make math more fun, physicist Larry Shaw selected March 14 because of 3.14 being first numbers of Pi (π) and a way to celebrate Albert Einstein’s birthday, according to...
Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is observed on March 14 (the 3rd month) since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant figures of π, and it was first celebrated in the United States. It was founded in 1988 by Larry Shaw, an employee of the San Francisco science museum, the Exploratorium.
Mar 13, 2024 · San Francisco. Exploratorium. James Salazar. The San Francisco Exploratorium will celebrate Pi Day on March 14, commemorating the “holiday” late museum physicist Larry Shaw created in 1988 to...
Mar 25, 2024 · Larry Shaw, the founder of Pi Day, leads a circular procession during Pi Day at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (Exploratorium) His daughter, Sara Shaw, told ABC...
