Happy Pi Day! Martin Woodward shows us how to calculate π with distributed computing, a dart board and a Raspberry Pi cluster. Want to learn how to calculate π in your favorite language this weekend? Check out https://github.com/topics/calculate-pi | GitHub

In search of Pi Yes, it’s possible to approximate the value of π (pi) through the method of drawing polygons, a technique that dates back to ancient Greek mathematics, particularly Archimedes. By inscribing and circumscribing regular polygons around a circle, one can calculate their perimeters to establish upper and lower bounds for the circle’s circumference. The perimeter of the inscribed polygon offers a lower estimate, while the perimeter of the circumscribed polygon gives an upper estimate.