Happy π Day 2018!

Today, we mourn the passing of Stephen Hawking (age 76). He joins Howard Aiken, a computer designer from the early days, who died on \pi day back in 1973. For the record, Albert Einstein was born this day back in 1879.

From 2014: A Mile of π, from Numberphile:

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I am Paul King, a math and science teacher. I help maintain the MIT FAQ Archive along with Nick Bolach. I am also the maintainer of the FAQ for sci.bio.food-science.