In simple terms, that assertion is correct, but for those with an expertise in the field, the longer answer to who did it ...
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 ...
Physicists from both New Zealand and Britain have been credited with splitting the atom — but there is consensus that it was not an American.
The tale of splitting the atom isn't just about America—it's a journey from New Zealand to Manchester, led by the brilliant ...
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.
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 ...
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.