Alice Leigh-Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alice Leigh-Smith

Nuclear physicist

Date of Birth: 11-Sep-1907

Place of Birth: Croatia

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: physicist, nuclear physicist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Alice Leigh-Smith (née Prebil), born September 11, 1907, was a Croatian born nuclear physicist.
She is best known for being the first woman in British history to receive a PhD in nuclear physics.
Additionally, she is remembered for her pioneering research in cancer and for her attempts in the discovery of an elusive element, Element 85.