Every year on March 14th, people around the world gather together to celebrate the importance of mathematics and everything it’s used for.
The day also marking the 143 birth anniversary of Nobel Prize winning physicist Albert Einstein. It is also celebrated as Pi Day.
It was mathematician Archimedes of Syracuse born in 287 BC, who first calculated the value of the Pi.
On November 26th, 2019, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed March 14th as the International Day of Mathematics. The executive Council of UNESCO chose the date of March 14th because they wanted to expand Pi Day to include the whole spectrum of mathematics. The theme of the inaugural International Day of Mathematics, held in 2020, was “Mathematics Is Everywhere.” The International Mathematical Union (IMU) coordinates the day.
UNESCO is releasing its Mathematics for Action toolkit on 14 March 2022 to mark International Mathematics Day.
Source: https://en.unesco.org
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