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    Douglas Aircraft Co., instrumental in Rand’s creation, provided a simple machine that registered random fluctuations in voltage and converted them into strings of ones and zeros. “I cannot overstate how much I want one of these things sitting on my desk,” says Mr. Briggs, whose next project is to build one.

Seconded. A brief perusal of the Internet turned up Chernobyl Dice which I absolutely don't need and absolutely do want.