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

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.

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 ...

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” prompted ...

Scientists based in Manchester, not the US, made the "key breakthrough" in splitting the atom, despite Donald ... who demonstrated atoms could be split during experiments at Victoria University ...