The first documented use of a physical random number generator for scientific purposes was by Francis Galton (1890). He devised a way to sample a probability distribution using a common gambling dice. In addition to the top digit, Galton also looked at the face of a dice closest to him, thus creating 6*4 = 24 outcomes (about 4.6 bits of randomness).
the first documented use of a physical random number generator for scientific purposes was by francis galton (1890) he devised a way to sample a probability distribution using a common gambling dice in addition to the top digit galton also looked at the face of a dice closest to him thus creating 6*4 = 24 outcomes (about 46 bits of randomness)