Daniel Shanks

Daniel Shanks
Daniel Shanks
Born	January 17, 1917; Chicago, Illinois
Died	September 6, 1996 (aged 79); Maryland
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Chicago; University of Maryland, College Park;
Known for	Computing π; Integer factorization; Baby-step giant-step;
	Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics

Daniel Charles Shanks (January 17, 1917 – September 6, 1996) was an American mathematician who worked primarily in numerical analysis and number theory. He was the first person to compute π to 100,000 decimal places.

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