Source: For Whom the Bell Tolls
“The best material model of a cat is another, or preferably the same, cat.”
Philosophy of Science (1945) (with A. Rosenblueth)
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Context: I am glad you have a Cat, but I do not believe it is So remarkable a cat as My Cat. My Cat is a Lilliecat Hubvously. What a lilliecat it is. There never was such a Lilliecat. Its Name is JELLYORUM and its one Idea is to be Usefull!!