Splitting the atom: Why saying who was first is complex
In simple terms, that assertion is correct, but for those with an expertise in the field, the longer answer to who did it ...
Newsweek13d
Donald Trump's 'Split the Atom' Claim Vexes New Zealanders
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 ...
CBS News13d
Trump claims U.S. "split the atom." New Zealand says that's not true.
A small town mayor in New Zealand has picked a nuclear fight with Donald Trump, after the freshly sworn-in U.S. president heaped praise on American scientists for splitting the atom. The mayor of ...
The Washington Post13d
Trump claimed the United States split the atom. New Zealand begs to differ.
Donald Trump’s inaugural address on Monday was peppered with many falsehoods — but the new president’s claim that the United States split the atom is one that caused international irritation ...
Time13d
Trump Claimed Americans ‘Split the Atom’—New Zealanders Would Like to Have a Word
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Among other false and misleading claims in U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration addresses on Tuesday, his declaration that Americans “split the atom ...
The Gazette9d
New Zealand mayor fact-checks Trump’s claim that the US split the atom
Nelson, New Zealand, Mayor Nick Smith corrected President Donald Trump's inaugural speech when it came to who gets credit for splitting the atom. Trump made a claim Monday that an American split ...
New Zealand mayor goes nuclear after Trump claims US 'split the atom'
A small town mayor in New Zealand has picked a nuclear fight with Donald Trump, after the freshly sworn-in US president ...