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Lawrence N. Shaw (August 12, 1939 – August 19, 2017) was an American physicist, curator, and artist. Shaw worked at the Exploratorium, a San Francisco science museum, for 33 years, performing just about every function for the museum. He was a key member of the arts and technology community in the San Francisco Bay Area .
In 1988, the earliest known official or large-scale celebration of Pi Day was organized by Larry Shaw at the San Francisco Exploratorium, where Shaw worked as a physicist, with staff and public marching around one of its circular spaces, then consuming fruit pies.
Learn how Larry Shaw, a former staff physicist at the Exploratorium, created Pi Day in 1988 and made it a national holiday. Discover his legacy, his Pi Shrine, and his pi-themed parades and activities.
Mar 11, 2017 · Pi Day is a celebration of the mathematical sign pi on March 14, Albert Einstein's birthday. Learn how physicist Larry Shaw founded this tradition in 1988 at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
Jan 30, 2019 · Former Exploratorium physicist Larry Shaw founded Pi Day at the Exploratorium in 1988, and in 2009 Pi Day became a national holiday. Join the Exploratorium on Community Pi Day (3/14) to...
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Mar 25, 2024 · Pi Day is a celebration of the mathematical sign Pi, which is a never-ending number that matches the date 3/14. Learn how physicist Larry Shaw started this tradition at San Francisco's Exploratorium in 1988 and why Pi is important for science and math.
Mar 14, 2024 · March 14, or 3/14 as per the American convention, is celebrated as Pi Day worldwide as an ode to the most well-known approximation (3.14) of the mathematical constant Pi. The tradition was started by physicist Larry Shaw of the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco in 1988, and has since seen global popularity.
