Science Education
From the outset mankind has wanted to know how things work either to make life easier, enjoyable or to create wealth. The field of science education has developed because of these desires, and is exemplified by the modern conveniences that we enjoy today. Everywhere the evidence of science education is around us, computers, fuel saving hybrid cars, lasers, and electricity - just to name a few. How society functions today grew out of two movements from Europe based on an intellectual freedom and trade pursuits.
The feeble beginning of education began with the Sumerians clay writing tablets, and was accelerated by the later Enlightenment period of Europe, or better known as the Renaissance during the 15 and 16th centuries. The contact with other cultures through trade gradually built a market economy. The new market economy created a want for more amenities, and thereby a rise in demand brought about new discoveries, especially in the Industrial Revolution of Britain from (1750 -1840), such as better compasses and ships. The harnessing of steam power by using coal furnaces lead to the growth of mills and factories, and the economy grew at a fast pace. Surprisingly the training in science education for public schools was not in place. Most of the inventiveness during the Industrial Revolution came from individuals that had a science education background, such as in the case of an engineer Frenchman who invented the first rubber tube. The world was slowly evolving from an agricultural and pre-cottage industry to one dependent on a society that would require more people to have a background in science education, and it lead to the way we live today. The world has come a long way from coal driven steam powered engines to the text messaging cell phones and Concord jets we take for granted.