Photo / Michael McCarrigan A staunch Kiwi ... the scientific milestone was achieved by New Zealander Ernest Rutherford in 1917. “Who cares? It was probably written by a speechwriter.

Photo / Getty Images “Forget about what ... the scientific milestone was achieved by New Zealander Ernest Rutherford in 1917. “Who cares? It was probably written by a speechwriter.

Donald Trump angered New Zealanders on his first day in office when he asserted that America split the atom, something that Sir Ernest Rutherford accomplished. Donald Trump angered New Zealanders ...

For Waitangi Day, I encourage you to think about the achievements, the history, and all that we have in common as New Zealanders. Wherever you are and however you choose to celebrate it, I hope you ...

Ernest Rutherford (right) and Hans Geiger led the experiments in Manchester [University of Manchester] Scientists based in Manchester, not the US, made the "key breakthrough" in splitting the atom ...

The term "splitting the atom" isn't the most descriptive way of explaining what Rutherford, along with John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton, actually achieved; splitting apart a nucleus by bombarding ...

stand with Lord Ernest Rutherford outside the Cavendish laboratory in Cambridge, England, on May 2, 1932. Photo: AP Trump’s account of US greatness in his inaugural address included a claim that ...

In fact, the honour belongs to New Zealander Sir Ernest Rutherford, who demonstrated atoms could be split during experiments at Victoria University of Manchester in 1919. Dr James Sumner ...

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.

Ernest Rutherford (right) and Hans Geiger led the experiments in Manchester Scientists based in Manchester, not the US, made the "key breakthrough" in splitting the atom, despite Donald Trump's ...

Trump's claim that American experts were responsible for this feat has been met with swift correction from New Zealanders, who proudly assert that their native son, Sir Ernest Rutherford ...