English II - Great Minds, Travel, and Work Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering key historical figures in mathematics, science, and actuarial work, along with travel, workplace, and phrasal verb terminology from English II.

Ada Lovelace

Augusta Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician born on December 10, 1815, who wrote the first computer algorithm and was a pioneer in computer science.

Alan Turing

Alan Mathison Turing was a British mathematician and cryptographer born on June 23, 1912, essential for modern computer science, who helped break the Enigma code.

Marie Curie

Maria Salomea Skłodowska-Curie was a Polish-born chemist born on November 7, 1867, in Warsaw, Poland, who discovered radioactivity, radium, and polonium.

Srinivasa Ramanujan

Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar was an Indian mathematician born on December 22, 1887, in Erode, India, who created extraordinary mathematical formulas and contributed significantly to number theory.

Edmond Halley

A British astronomer and mathematician ($1656$-$1742$) who constructed mortality tables, calculated probabilities for life insurance, and predicted Halley's Comet.

Anders Chydenius

A Finnish economist, politician, and political philosopher ($1729$-$1803$) who defended freedom of the press and contributed to population statistics.

John Graunt

A British statistician ($1620$-$1674$) from London who created the first mortality tables and studied demography and mortality records.

Benjamin Gompertz

A British mathematician and actuary ($1779$-$1865$) who created the Gompertz function (Gompertz curve) and mortality models.

Actuary

A professional responsible for analyzing financial risks, statistics, and probabilities for insurance and risk management.

Schedule

A visual planning tool that organizes a list of tasks, activities, or events in chronological order.

Bungalow

A small, detached, single-story house, typically used as a short-term holiday or tourism rental.

Luggage

The collection of items, suitcases, bags, or backpacks a person carries while traveling.

Charger

A device that converts electricity from the grid to recharge a battery in mobile devices or laptops.

Trip over

A phrasal verb meaning to stumble or lose balance by hitting one's foot against an object on the floor.

Set up

A phrasal verb meaning to install, assemble, or prepare a device or meeting space for operation.

Set off

A phrasal verb meaning to trigger/activate an alarm, or to depart and start a trip or journey.

Check in

A phrasal verb meaning to report or register one's arrival at a hotel, airport, or event.

Burn out

A phrasal verb meaning to stop functioning or become damaged as a result of excessive heat or electric current.

Catch fire

A phrasal verb meaning to ignite and start burning.

Spill over

A phrasal verb meaning to overflow or accidentally run over the edge of a container onto a surface.

Break down

A phrasal verb meaning to cease functioning or stop working properly due to a mechanical or electrical fault.