A New Zealand mayor has invited the American ambassador for a history lesson, after US President Donald Trump appeared to imply it was the US that split the atom – which it is not alone in and ...

New Zealanders are expressing frustration after U.S. President Donald Trump credited Americans with splitting the atom in his second inaugural address——an achievement widely attributed to Ernest ...

pointing out that work to split the atom was actually pioneered by Kiwi-born physicist Ernest Rutherford. "I was a bit surprised by new President Donald Trump in his inauguration speech about US ...

The tale of splitting the atom isn't just about America—it's a journey from New Zealand to Manchester, led by the brilliant ...

The mayor of a New Zealand city has rubbished an eyebrow-raising claim made by President Donald Trump during his wild inauguration speech.

In simple terms, that assertion is correct, but for those with an expertise in the field, the longer answer to who did it ...

(AP Photo/Len Puttnam, File) Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington WELLINGTON ... belonged to a pioneering scientist revered in his homeland. Ernest Rutherford, a Nobel ...

“I was a bit surprised by new president Donald Trump in his inauguration ... John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton under Rutherford’s supervision. Mr Trump was addressing a high-profile gathering ...

In his inauguration speech, President Donald Trump claimed an American first split the atom. A New Zealand mayor immediately disputed.

Bill Lee to advocate for President Donald Trump's administration "to expedite ... program," the resolution states. Rutherford County Schools then had to add 19 additional ESL positions that ...

During his second inaugural address, President Donald Trump credited Americans with splitting the atom, a milestone attributed to New Zealand-born scientist Ernest Rutherford. More Anna Moneymaker ...

Sir Ernest Rutherford has been called the 'father of nuclear physics' When Donald Trump claimed US scientists split the atom in his inaugural speech, even he could not have imagined the chain ...