# A Man Provided with Paper by Alan Turing > "A man provided with paper, pencil, and rubber, and subject to strict discipline, is in effect a universal machine." > **— Alan Turing**, *Intelligent Machinery (1948)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Intelligent Machinery (1948). ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Alan Turing|Alan Turing]] - [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - [[wiki/Whole Brain Emulation|Whole Brain Emulation]] - [[wiki/Executable Brain Model|Executable Brain Model]] - [[wiki/Functional Digital Twin|Functional Digital Twin]] - [[wiki/World Simulation|World Simulation]] - [[wiki/Simulation Welfare|Simulation Welfare]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "A man provided with paper, pencil, and rubber, and subject to strict discipline, is in effect a universal machine." — Alan Turing, Intelligent Machinery (1948) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-alan-turing-man-provided-paper ```