“Vonnegut's earliest novels hint strongly at his familiarity with Wiener's work, The Human Use of Human Beings, especially his first novel, Player Piano (1952), which shows his concern for the social implications of automation, the replacement of human beings with machines.” FirstsHumansUseShowsSocialHuman BeingsNovelPlayerConcernMachinesPianoFamiliarityImplicationsHintsReplacementsAutomationPlayer Piano Author:David Porush