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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.
Larry Shaw is a common name that can refer to different people, such as a politician, a director, an editor, a physicist, or an inventor. See the list of possible meanings and links to their biographies on Wikipedia.
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.
Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi) on March 14, founded by Larry Shaw, a physicist at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. Learn about the history, observance, and alternative dates of Pi Day and its related topics.
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.
Mar 11, 2009 · San Francisco physicist Larry Shaw is the co-founder of PiDay, an international celebration in its 21st year, of the mathematical formula that falls on 3.14.
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Larry Shaw was a Reed College alumnus who invented Pi Day, a celebration of the mathematical constant π, at the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco. He was also a physicist, artist, photographer, Buddhist, and a mentor to many.
