Pi Day: How One Irrational Number Made Us Modern - The New York Times

Pi Day: How One Irrational Number Made Us Modern  The New York Times

The famous mathematical ratio, estimated to more than 22 trillion digits (and counting), is the perfect symbol for our species' long effort to tame infinity.



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