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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.
Mar 11, 2017 · Founded in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw, March 14 was selected because the numerical date (3.14) represents the first three digits of pi, and it also happens to be Albert Einstein’s birthday.
The unknowable depth of pi is an apt metaphor for Larry Shaw, physicist, artist, educator, and inventor of Pi Day. In 1988, Larry was working as a technical curator for the Exploratorium, a San Francisco museum, when he came up with the idea of honoring the influential constant with an annual party.
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 14, 2022 · The holiday was founded by physicist Larry Shaw, who had been an employee of the museum for more than 15 years.
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In 1988, the earliest known official or large-scale celebration of Pi Day was organized by Larry Shaw at the San Francisco Exploratorium, where Shaw worked as a physicist, with staff and public marching around one of its circular spaces, then consuming fruit pies.
Mar 8, 2022 · March 14 is Pi Day, an annual celebration of the world’s most famous number, pi. Founded in 1988 by physicist Larry Shaw, March 14 was selected because the numerical date (3.14) represents...
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