Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, c rafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve

a problem or perform a specific function Humans have never lead lives purely connected to nature. We have always integrat ed forms of technology into our daily routines to either aid in tasks or provide alternative recreational activities. Though we choose to take paths to break aw ay from our bonds with technology, humans will never be able to sustain the adva ncement of the society without interacting with technology. Carolyn Guyer states that the simple thing to realize is that there is a balance between technology a nd nature, (163) but with the constant advancement and expansion of the cyber wor ld, it is easy to lose sight of this balance and fall into a disequilibrium, and lose our connection with nature. Technology is a broad concept that deals with human as well as other animal spec ies' usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects a species' abil ity to control and adapt to its environment. Technology is a term with origins i n the Greek technologa, 'craft' and -loga, the study of something, or the branch o f knowledge of a discipline. However, a strict definition is elusive; "technolog y" can refer to material objects of use to humanity, such as machines, hardware or utensils, but can also encompass broader themes, including systems, methods o f organization, and techniques. The term can either be applied generally or to s pecific areas: examples include "construction technology", "medical technology", or "state-of-the-art technology". The distinction between science, engineering and technology is not always clear. Science is the reasoned investigation or study of phenomena, aimed at discoveri ng enduring principles among elements of the phenomenal world by employing forma l techniques such as the scientific method.[8] Technologies are not usually excl usively products of science, because they have to satisfy requirements such as u tility, usability and safety. Engineering is the goal-oriented process of designing and making tools and syste ms to exploit natural phenomena for practical human means, often (but not always ) using results and techniques from science. The development of technology may d raw upon many fields of knowledge, including scientific, engineering, mathematic al, linguistic, and historical knowledge, to achieve some practical result. Technology is often a consequence of science and engineering although technology as a human activity precedes the two fields. For example, science might study t he flow of electrons in electrical conductors, by using already-existing tools a nd knowledge. This new-found knowledge may then be used by engineers to create n ew tools and machines, such as semiconductors, computers, and other forms of adv anced technology. In this sense, scientists and engineers may both be considered technologists; the three fields are often considered as one for the purposes of research and reference.[9] The exact relations between science and technology in particular have been debat ed by scientists, historians, and policymakers in the late 20th century, in part because the debate can inform the funding of basic and applied science. In imme diate wake of World War II, for example, in the United States it was widely cons idered that technology was simply "applied science" and that to fund basic scien ce was to reap technological results in due time. An articulation of this philos ophy could be found explicitly in Vannevar Bush's treatise on postwar science po licy, Science The Endless Frontier: "New products, new industries, and more jobs r equire continuous additions to knowledge of the laws of nature... This essential new knowledge can be obtained only through basic scientific research." In the l ate-1960s, however, this view came under direct attack, leading towards initiati ves to fund science for specific tasks (initiatives resisted by the scientific c

ommunity). The issue remains contentious though most analysts resist the model tha t technology simply is a result of scientific research.