Actually, Indiana never passed such a law. The bill was proposed by a "amateur" mathematician attempting to gain royalties from his "squaring the circle" proof. The bill got past several committees, but was tabled indefinitely. See http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/crd/Localgov/Second%20Level%20pages/Indiana_Pi_Story.htm
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Actually, Indiana never passed such a law. The bill was proposed by a "amateur" mathematician attempting to gain royalties from his "squaring the circle" proof. The bill got past several committees, but was tabled indefinitely. See http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/crd/Localgov/Second%20Level%20pages/Indiana_Pi_Story.htm
(former Hoosier)
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