# This is only a foretaste of what is to come, and only the shadow of what is going to be by Alan Turing > "This is only a foretaste of what is to come, and only the shadow of what is going to be." > **— Alan Turing**, *The Mechanical Brain, The Times (1949)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Mechanical Brain, The Times (1949).