Alice Leigh-Smith
Alice Leigh-Smith (née Prebil) was an English nuclear physicist. She married Philip Leigh-Smith, the son of the Arctic explorer Benjamin Leigh-Smith, in 1933. She was a student of Marie Curie and was the first British woman to receive a PhD in nuclear physics.[1] She, together with Walter Minder, announced the discovery of element 85 (now called astatine)[2] in 1942.[3] They proposed the name anglohelvetium[3] for the new element. Later it was proven that in fact Walter Minder had not discovered element 85.[2][4] Leigh-Smith was also involved in the use of radioactive substances as a treatment for cancer.
External links
- Benjamin Leigh-Smith Arctic Explorer Image of Alice Leigh-Smith
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