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What number year is 2007 in the twenty-first century and third millennium?
by William Atkins
With the year 2007 upon us, it is important, in my opinion, to know how many years we are into the third millennium. Back on December 31, 1999, most people celebrated the beginning of the New Millennium with bubbly drinks, noise makers, and a countdown to the big moment—while others waited by their computer to see if the Y2K (Year 2000) bug would hit.
Remembering the Nobel Prize Laureates in 2006 by William Atkins
The 2006 Nobel Prizes have been awarded for people who invented, researched, discovered, and contributed to the world in very important ways. Let’s remember (and reflect) at the beginning of 2007 about these men and women for the contributions they have made to society—for each and every person in the world.
With the year 2007 upon us, it is important, in my opinion, to know how many years we are into the third millennium. Back on December 31, 1999, most people celebrated the beginning of the New Millennium with bubbly drinks, noise makers, and a countdown to the big moment—while others waited by their computer to see if the Y2K (Year 2000) bug would hit.
Remembering the Nobel Prize Laureates in 2006 by William Atkins
The 2006 Nobel Prizes have been awarded for people who invented, researched, discovered, and contributed to the world in very important ways. Let’s remember (and reflect) at the beginning of 2007 about these men and women for the contributions they have made to society—for each and every person in the world.
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