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In June 2022, Emma Haruka Iwao and her team at Google computed pi to 100 trillion digits! But this number 3.1415, first determined by Archimedes, only had three digits. Archimedes left a huge impression on the world of math!
To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. For more information about podcasting through Libsyn, visit www.Libsyn.com and use the promo code FRIEND to get the first month free!
To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h
Until next time, carpe diem!
All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved
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In June 2022, Emma Haruka Iwao and her team at Google computed pi to 100 trillion digits! But this number 3.1415, first determined by Archimedes, only had three digits. Archimedes left a huge impression on the world of math!
To read the podcast's transcripts, visit me at www.MathScienceHistory.com. For more information about podcasting through Libsyn, visit www.Libsyn.com and use the promo code FRIEND to get the first month free!
To buy my book Hypatia: The Sum of Her Life on Amazon, visit https://a.co/d/g3OuP9h
Until next time, carpe diem!
All music by Lloyd Rodgers - No Copyright - No rights reserved
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