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

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

Credited with splitting the nucleus of an atom during experiments at the U.K.'s Manchester University in 1917, Rutherford was "the first to artificially induce a nuclear reaction by bombarding ...

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

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, despite Donald Trump's ...