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

In his Inaugural Address, Trump credited Americans with splitting the atom, an achievement credited by many to pioneering ...

After President Trump's claim, a mayor in New Zealand pointed out that work to split the atom was actually pioneered by ...

New Zealanders are expressing frustration after U.S. President Donald Trump credited Americans with splitting the atom in his ...

who in 1897 discovered the electron and in 1904 proposed a model of the atom — was the first person to be credited with splitting the atom. Rutherford, the New Zealand-born scientist ...

A New Zealand mayor has invited the American ambassador for a history lesson, after US President Donald Trump appeared to ...

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

Trump made a claim Monday that an American split the first atom, which was immediately disputed ... Smith extended an invitation to the person who will assume the role. “I will be inviting ...

Scientists based in Manchester, not the US, made the "key breakthrough" in splitting the atom, despite Donald Trump's claims ...

Donald Trump claimed in his inauguration speech that the US was the first to split the atom - despite the fact that Kiwi Ernest Rutherford was the first to ...