Introduction Today, technology is at the center of everything. Simply put, today's world is surrounded by technology; our homes, our workplaces, etc. Since the end of the 1980s, the world has been reduced to what many call a “global village”. This phenomenon has been made possible by globalization, which in turn has relied primarily on the advent and progress of technology. However, even though the technology is ubiquitous, there is little consensus on its actual definition. In fact, according to Springer, when asked to define what technology is, the average person will most likely begin by listing technological artifacts, rather than defining the technology itself. However, according to PLTW, while science is concerned with the study of the natural world, primarily with the need to respond to "what is", technology is interested in the study of the human world with the aim of responding to “what can be”. » According to Springer, most people only learn about technology through technological artifacts, essentially the results of technological systems and processes. Several theorems attempt to shed light on the sociological analysis of technology. The aim of this article is therefore to compare and contrast two of these theories: technological determinism and the social formation of technology by proposing two examples of technological artifacts. The goal is to show that society does not actually choose the type of technology it wants most and that the success of technology is ultimately compounded by societal factors. In both theories there is the element of absolute power of technology and that of nature. . The force of nature in Darwin's theory essentially creates a situation in which only the fittest, strongest, or most adaptable species will continue to survive, while those that are weak or unable to adapt will die out and thus be naturally selected. In this regard, animals that adapt develop an intrinsic advantage over those that do not, and thus a new generation of species is formed. This is not far from what technological determinists claim. According to Bimber, the theory of technological determinism essentially argues that society evolves by adapting to technology; that in itself, technology has an intrinsic force or power to influence the progression of societal structures. It is this situation, just like that which nature possesses, which allows us to compare technological determinism and the theory of natural selection. However, according to Bimber, technological determinism as a concept is more or less elusive. This is further affirmed by Adler, who declares that technological deterministic theorems have been the subject of a long historical controversy. Much of this controversy is due in part to the fact that there are at least two distinct sides to the technological determinism discourse; hard and