David H. Bailey is a mathematician who, together with Peter Borwein and Simon Plouffe, found a formula for π in 1996 that permits one to calculate binary or hexadecimal digits of π beginning at an arbitrary position. He and Jonathan Borwein are co-authors of a 2004 book on experimental mathematics. Bailey is currently the Chief Technologist of the Computational Research Department at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. A mathematician is a person whose area of study and research is mathematics. ... Peter B. Borwein is a Canadian mathematician, co-developer of an algorithm for calculating Ï€ to the nth digit, co-discoverer of the billionth, four billionth, 40th billionth, and quadrillionth digits of Ï€, and professor at Simon Fraser University. ... Simon Plouffe is a Quebec mathematician born on June 11, 1956 in St-Jovite. ... The minuscule, or lower-case, pi The mathematical constant Ï€ represents the ratio of a circles circumference to its diameter and is commonly used in mathematics, physics, and engineering. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The minuscule, or lower-case, pi The mathematical constant Ï€ represents the ratio of a circles circumference to its diameter and is commonly used in mathematics, physics, and engineering. ... Jonathan M. Borwein (born 1951) was Shrum Professor of Science (1993-2003) and a Canada Research Chair in Information Technology (2001-08) at Simon Fraser University, and was founding Director of the Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics. ... Experimental mathematics is sometimes said to mean the application of the experimental part of the scientific method to mathematics, where mathematicians develop hypotheses before attempting proofs, and then see if their calculations are consistent or inconsistent with their hypotheses. ... The Berkeley Lab is perched on a hill overlooking the Berkeley central campus and San Francisco Bay. ...

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