page_title: Knuth reward check
hierarchical_section_title: Knuth reward check
caption_attribution_description: One of Donald Knuth's reward checks. Note that the machine-readable numbers at the bottom of the check have been randomly swapped or modified, so that no personal information about Don Knuth's personal bank account is leaked through this image.
context_page_description: Knuth reward checks are checks or check-like certificates awarded by computer scientist Donald Knuth for finding technical, typographical, or historical errors, or making substantial suggestions for his publications. The MIT Technology Review describes the checks as "among computerdom's most prized trophies".
context_section_description: Knuth reward checks are checks or check-like certificates awarded by computer scientist Donald Knuth for finding technical, typographical, or historical errors, or making substantial suggestions for his publications. The MIT Technology Review describes the checks as "among computerdom's most prized trophies".
caption: One of Donald Knuth's personally-designed reward checks, with the recipient's name and design details censored to deter forgeries
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