Important Events of March – 14

2020-03-14

Important Events of March – 14

Albert Einstein was born on 14 March 1879.
He was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics).
His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science.
He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics “for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect”,a pivotal step in the evolution of quantum theory.

Best known for

Einstein is well known for his theories about light, matter, gravity, space, and time.
His most well known equation is $E=mc 2 . It means that energy and mass are different forms of the same thing.$

Awards and Achievements

Einstein published more than 301 scientific papers and over 150 non-scientific works.
He received honorary doctorate degrees in science, medicine and philosophy from many European and American universities.

Death: 18 April 1955

Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant $π$ (pi).
Pi Day is observed on March 14 (3/14) since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three digits of $π and the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159.(mathematics)$

In 2009, the United States House of Representatives supported the designation of Pi Day.
The earliest known official or large-scale celebration of Pi Day was organized by Larry Shaw in 1988 at the San Francisco
Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits beyond its decimal point.