http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Million_Random_Digits

"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates is a 1955 book by 
the RAND Corporation. The book of tables was an important 20th century 
work in the field of statistics and random numbers. It was produced 
starting in 1947 by an electronic simulation of a roulette wheel 
attached to a computer, the results of which were then carefully 
filtered and tested before being used to generate the table. The RAND 
table was an important breakthrough in delivering random numbers because 
such a large and carefully prepared table had never before been 
available. In addition to being available in book form, one could also 
order the digits on a series of punch cards as well."

read the reviews at amazon - they are wonderful examples of clever nerd 
humor!

http://www.amazon.com/Million-Random-Digits-Normal-Deviates/dp/0833030477

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