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 ...
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Donald Trump's 'Split the Atom' Claim Vexes New Zealanders
President Donald Trump credited Americans with splitting the atom, a milestone attributed to New Zealand-born scientist Ernest Rutherford. More Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Trump's remarks during ...
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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 ...
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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 ...