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| daib0 | 14 Mar 2016, 12:54 PM Post #1 |
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Friday, March 14, 1879. : Physicist Albert Einstein is born Albert Einstein was born on 14 March 1879 at Ulm in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. At six he began learning to play the violin and became a gifted amateur violinist, although it is said that once, in a violent temper, he threw a chair at his teacher. Einstein was considered a slow learner, possibly due to dyslexia, simple shyness, or the significantly rare and unusual structure of his brain, which upon his request was removed and examined after his death. There is a persistent rumour that he failed mathematics later in his education, but this is untrue; a change in the way grades were assigned caused confusion years later. Einstein was passionately interested in physics and mathematics and read eagerly in both subjects. He is perhaps best known for his development of the special and general theories of relativity. This theory considered all observers to be equivalent, not only those moving at a uniform speed. In general relativity, gravity is no longer a force, as it was in Newton's law of gravity, but is a consequence of the curvature of space-time. Einstein's equation E = mc2 proposed that the energy in matter is equal to its mass multiplied by the square of the velocity of light. This equation explained how stars, like our own sun, can emit large amounts of light while losing very little mass The equation also anticipated the splitting of the atom and led to the development of nuclear fission and the atomic bomb. Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. In the early years of the 20th century Einstein advanced theories that proposed entirely new ways of thinking about space, time, and gravitation and revolutionised scientific and philosophic inquiry. He died on 18 April 1955.
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| daib0 | 14 Mar 2016, 01:22 PM Post #2 |
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Today is 'Pi Day', a celebration of the mathematical formula of Pi. Saturday, March 14, 1592 Pi, in mathematics, is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, and is represented by the symbol π. The ratio is the same for all circles and is approximately 3.14159. March 14, written 3-14 in the USA date format, is an unofficial celebration for Pi Day derived from the common three-digit approximation for the number π: 3.14. It is usually celebrated at 1:59 pm, in recognition of the six-digit approximation of 3.14159. Pi Day may be celebrated in a variety of ways. Groups of people, typically pi clubs, give thought to the role that the number π has played in their lives. Pi celebrants may hand out Pi Day greeting cards, devise alternative values for π, eat pi (pie), play pi (piñata), drink pi (Piña Colada) or watch π (Pi (film)). Enthusiasts also note that the day happens to be Albert Einstein's birthday. The ultimate pi day occurred on 14 March 1592 at 6:53am and 59 seconds. When written in American-style date format, this is 3/14/1592 6:53.59, which corresponds to the first twelve digits of pi: 3.14159265359 (rounded off, as the absolutely exact value of pi cannot be computed). However, considering this was well before any kind of standardised world time had been established, and the general public had no concept of π, the occurrence likely went unnoticed.
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| daib0 | 14 Mar 2016, 09:04 PM Post #3 |
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According to the Guinness World Records the most decimal places of Pi memorised is 70,000, and was achieved by Rajveer Meena (India) at the VIT University, Vellore, India, on 21 March 2015. Rajveer wore a blindfold throughout the entire recall, which took nearly 10 hours. |
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| daib0 | 14 Mar 2016, 09:08 PM Post #4 |
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Wow!!! amaaaazing - so I just asked my wife what did she think the maximum number that has been memorized and she returned "120" !!!
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