Talk:2nd millennium/Archive 1

Significant persons, not
I removed the following from the list: I don't feel these folks have somehow dramatically altered the course of world history to earn a spot on the list. Was this the right criteria to use? --Avijja 03:45, 15 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Dalida (1933 – 1987), International Pop music singer
 * Elvis Presley (1935 – 1977), American Rock and Roll singer
 * John Lennon (1940 – 1980), Psychedelic revolutionary
 * Muhammad Ali (1942 – ), American heavyweight boxer

Scientific Method
I'd say the discovery of the Scientific method dates at least as far back as Aristotle and Plato (1st millennium BC). It may not have been formulated in today's manner, but the ancient Greeks certainly applied it. Mkweise 19:29 Feb 14, 2003 (UTC)
 * Hey there - I'm just creating the very same site for the German WP... maybe we could join our forces to improve each others articles? I have a far bigger recent list of important personalities then you have. It's probably to big how it is right now, but people like Johann Gutenberg, Marco Polo, etc. deserve to be mentioned. By far more reasons then e.g. Bill Gates or Miguel de Cervantes. But that's just me ;o) You can either reach me at my discussion page at the German Wikipedia or I'll just keep on writing at this place. I'll be looking in a frequent manner anyway. Best, User:Frank der Anti-Faust @ German WP

The overview
I have deleted the overview becuase it contained mostly inaccuracies. Chinese inventions such as the compass, the rudder, gunpowder, and the printing press were more influential than satellites or the Internet. To say that the rest of the world learned about writing from Europeans is offensive. To state that "the military domination of the rest of the world by Western nations generally came to an end" is ridiculous. --Brunnock 15:54, 29 October 2005 (UTC)
 * Come back in 50 years and tell me that space travel and the Internet were not important inventions. bob rulz 21:01, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
 * We're currently in the third millenium. And in 50 years, we'll be in the third millenium. --Brunnock 22:15, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

fun with the 19th century
I moved around a bunch of different names and stuff for the significant persons. I figured that George Washington was not alive in the 19th century. Maybe that's just me. I'm also thinking about adding an 18th century heading or grouping or whatever you call it. What do you guys think? Also, is there any way someone can start differential calculus 500 years before the first calculus text was written? Verditer 02:07, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Quite a Significant Person I Can't See
Amazed, but I can't find William the Conqueror on there as a significant person of the 2nd Millennium! If it wasn't for him, the course of our history would be incredibly different. Adding him. jkm 22:58, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * I'd be more impressed if someone came up with a top 100 list of significant people. --Sean Brunnock 23:03, 5 September 2006 (UTC)
 * if this wasnt just a list of people

Inventions, discoveries, and introductions
This list needs to be badly cleaned up, beyond what I've just done. For example, tea is definitely not a 2nd millenium invention (see it's own wiki article for history). Many of the items are either grouped together in non-logical groups, or are repetitive. I'm going to to reformat the section into something more categoried. –Dvandersluis 20:34, 8 December 2006 (UTC)

Addition to 20th century
I added Norman Borlaug as he is the founder of the Green Revolution and is credited with saving over a billion people from starvation. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by McBeardo (talk • contribs) 00:07, 23 December 2006 (UTC).
 * Three others: I added the composers Béla Bartók and Dmitri Shostakovich (too good to be missed)... and Jacques Yves Cousteau. Cousteau? He invented the aqualung and by doing so permitted an increase in the range of undersea exploration, and with that other activities within the sea, from marine biology to undersea archaeology. Much of our petroleum comes from offshore rigs; Cousteau may not have been a direct promoter of undersea oil exploration, but surely his diving techniques made installation and maintenance of those rigs possible. Paul from Michigan 05:53, 22 October 2007 (UTC)