Magical π

Author: David Blatner
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: This book also introduces the history of humanity's exploration of pi—from the ancient Egyptians to Archimedes, Leonardo da Vinci, and the modern Chu brothers; these brothers assembled computers themselves and calculated pi to eighty billion decimal places. The book is comprehensive, witty, and includes the history of pi as well as anecdotes about those obsessed with it. Among the dozens of "tidbits," it collects various trivial facts related to pi. The excerpts record the profound impact pi has had over centuries. The book also includes a mnemonic poem to help you memorize pi with hundreds of decimal places. If you're a "number enthusiast," the book also prepares a version of pi with one million decimal places.