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. She, together with Walter Minder, announced the discovery of element 85 (now called astatine) in 1942. They proposed the name anglohelvetium for the new element. Later it was proven that in fact Walter Minder had not discovered element 85. Leigh-Smith was also involved in the use of radioactive substances as a treatment for cancer.
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She
by: Alice Smith(Verse)
She wears high heel shoes at night, at night, at night.
Nobody knows what’s be like.
I have a song inside the stream and nobody’s listening but you, you, you.
It’s early morning when the set is through
You always got to go when the money’s due.
Something I’m gonna have to give,
If you know what this something is, tell me the truth.
(Chorus)
It’s a long death, I’m tired of trying.
Can’t you hear me, I’m she, she, she
Can’t you hear me, I’m she, she, she
Can’t you hear me, I’m she, she, she
Can’t you hear me, I’m she, she.
(Verse)
She’s got a power that they’re trying to take
Try everything to take it away.
Like a tower on a stage blind, know he’d be coming back for more.
(Chorus)
It’s a long way, she’s gonna make it.
Can’t you hear me, I’m she, she, she.
Can’t you hear me, I’m she, she, she
Can’t you hear me, I’m she, she, she
Can’t you hear me, I’m she, she, she
Can’t you hear me, I’m she, she.