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In celebration of Pi Day, Panorama reviews classic and specialty pies around St. Louis SOPHIA LIU a&e staff
CAROLINE TYRRELL a&e editor
M
arch 14, 1988, astrophysicist Larry Shaw created the first ever Pi Day to celebrate the influential constant on an annual basis. The number pi — π — approximates 3.14159 and trails on indefinitely without a pattern. Defined as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, pi appears in various formulas in fields like medicine, math and physics, making it useful for numerous calculations.
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Originally born in Washington D.C., Shaw went on to earn his degree in astrophysics at Reed College in 1961. Shaw worked at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Space Sciences Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley in astrophysics. He ultimately settled at the Exploratorium, a museum for science, art and technology, for 33 years until his retirement in 2005. Shaw specialized in creating exhibits where he gained recognition for his cosmos and spacethemed displays.
Sugarfire Pie’s namesake offering provides a complex twist on the native St. Louis gooey butter pastry. Topped with powdered sugar, my immediate thought after the first bite was that it tasted rather overcooked and dry. However, the contrast of sweet and rich elements of the pie ultimately made up for the underwhelming texture.
03.11.20
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