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, even he could not have imagined the chain reaction of online debate his boast would cause. Many of those leaping on ...

Sir Ernest Rutherford has been called the 'father of nuclear physics' When Donald Trump claimed US scientists split the atom in his inaugural speech, even he could not have imagined the chain ...

This is despite the fact New Zealander Ernest Rutherford was the first person to initiate an artificial nuclear reaction when he “split the atom” in 1917 at Victoria University of Manchester ...

Donald Trump’s inaugural address on Monday was peppered with many falsehoods — but the new president’s claim that the United States split the atom is one that caused international irritation ...

This is despite the fact New Zealander Ernest Rutherford, who was born in Brightwater near Nelson, was the first person to initiate an artificial nuclear reaction when he “split the atom” in ...