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 ...
BBC5d
Splitting the atom: Why saying who was first is complex
When Donald Trump claimed US scientists split the atom in his inaugural speech ... after fleeing Italy at the outbreak of World War Two German chemists Otto Hahn, a former student of Rutherford ...
The Washington Post on MSN16d
Trump claimed the United States split the atom. New Zealand begs to differ.
Physicists from both New Zealand and Britain have been credited with splitting the atom — but there is consensus that it was not an American.
ZME Science on MSN15d
Did America really split the atom? New Zealand and the UK would like to have a word
The tale of splitting the atom isn't just about America—it's a journey from New Zealand to Manchester, led by the brilliant ...
Time16d
Trump Claimed Americans ‘Split the Atom’—New Zealanders Would Like to Have a Word
his declaration that Americans “split the atom” prompted vexed social media posts by New Zealanders, who said the achievement belonged to a pioneering scientist revered in his homeland.
BBC5d
Splitting the atom: Why saying who was first is complex
Sir Ernest Rutherford has been called the 'father of nuclear physics' When Donald Trump claimed US scientists split the atom in his inaugural ... of World War Two German chemists Otto Hahn ...
Newsweek16d
Donald Trump's 'Split the Atom' Claim Vexes New Zealanders
In 1917, while at Victoria University of Manchester in England, Rutherford was the first to intentionally split ... the atom, a milestone attributed to New Zealand-born scientist Ernest Rutherford.