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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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).
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