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

Many scientists of the day scorned the idea as alchemy. They stuck with the age-old belief that the atom is indivisible and unchangeable. But by 1904 Rutherford's publications and achievements ...

Rutherford, the New Zealand-born scientist, “took things further,” Priestley said. While earlier experiments explored the atom and its structure, Rutherford and his colleagues manipulated the ...

The mayor of Nelson in New Zealand's South Island seized on the subatomic slight, pointing out that work to split the atom was actually pioneered by Kiwi-born physicist Ernest Rutherford.

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 ...

Rutherford’s discovery is now often described as ‘splitting ... ‘This is a unique exhibition about a unique scientist responsible for one of the world’s biggest scientific breakthroughs. This ...

University computer science (CS) courses serve as important bridges into further CS study and careers in STEM. Yet many women ...

Science sleuths Adam Rutherford and Hannah Fry unwrap some of the biggest ideas presented by AI visionary Stuart Russell in this year's BBC Reith Lectures.

University of Delaware Associate Professor Teomara Rutherford, along with UD co-authors Hye Rin Lee, Austin Cory Bart and Andrew Rodrigues and Megan Englert of the University of Colorado Boulder, ...

Rutherford County 4H has over 50 youth participating in animal science projects this year. If you have any questions, or ...

The ashes of the eminent physicist Ernest, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson were interred in the nave of Westminster Abbey, near to the graves of Newton and Lord Kelvin, on 25 October 1937. The ...