The direct of technology and humanity

Technology is a broad term that refers to people as well as the use of other species and knowledge of tools and crafts, and as they control the ability of the species and to adapt to its environment.
With the human species "of technology started with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to fire in the provision of food sources and the invention of the wheel control helped people in the travel and the control of their environment. New technological developments, including print, telephone and Internet, the physical barriers to communication and reducing the people allowed to interact freely on a global level. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes to enhance the development of weapons of destructive force has throughout history, progress, clubs, nuclear weapons.
Technology has affected society and its environment in many ways. In many societies, the technology has helped develop more advanced economies (including today's global economy) and has facilitated the emergence of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce unwanted by-products, known pollution, and deplete natural resources, to the detriment of the Earth and its environment. Various implementations of technology influence the values of a society and new technology often raises new ethical questions.