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==Reference==

Where does 1946 come from? Some cite J. von Neumann: Various techniques used in connection with random digits. Monte Carlo methods. Nat. Bur. of Stand., Appl. Math. Ser. 12, 1951. Has anyone access to this article? <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/139.18.75.122|139.18.75.122]] ([[User talk:139.18.75.122|talk]]) 11:38, 1 June 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

I found a short hint on "about 1946" in D.E. Knuth's book "The Art of Computer Programming", vol. 2 (3. ed.) in section 3.1, page 3. A primary source would be necessary anyway.