Michael Hartl | |
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 Michael Hartl | |
| Born | United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Harvard University, California Institute of Technology |
| Occupation(s) | Physicist, entrepreneur, writer |
| Notable work | The Tau Manifesto |
| Website | www |
Michael Hartl is an American physicist, author, and entrepreneur.[1][2] He is best known as the creator of the Ruby on Rails Tutorial,[3][4][5] founder of Tau Day,[1][6][7][8] and author of The Tau Manifesto,[1][9][10] in which he proposes replacing pi (π) with tau (2π).[7][11]
- ^ a b c McMillan, Robert (August 13, 2012). "For Math Fans, Nothing Can Spoil Pi Day—Except Maybe Tau Day". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on March 14, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ Cooper, Peter (July 30, 2020). "A Q&A with Michael Hartl". Superhighway Ruby Interview Series. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ Olsen, Russ (August 13, 2012). "An Interview with Michael Hartl: Ruby on Rails, the "Magic" Problem, and the Higgs Boson". InformIT. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ Bazinet, Robert (April 12, 2011). "Learning Ruby on Rails with Michael Hartl". InfoQ. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ Landau, Elizabeth (June 28, 2011). "In case Pi Day wasn't enough, it's now 'Tau Day' on the Internet". CNN. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Bartholomew, Randyn Charles (June 25, 2014). "Why Tau Trumps Pi". Scientific American. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
- ^ Hartl, Michael (August 13, 2012). "Tau Day". tauday.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ Hartl, Michael (June 28, 2010). "The Tau Manifesto". tauday.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ Hartl, Michael (June 28, 2010). "The Tau Manifesto". Amazon.com. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
- ^ Aron, Jacob (2011). "Michael Hartl: It's time to kill off pi". New Scientist. 209 (2794): 23. Bibcode:2011NewSc.209...23A. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(11)60036-5.