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 ...
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 through a nuclear reaction. His discoveries not only defined the modern ...
Washington Examiner13d
New Zealand mayor fact-checks Trump’s claim that the US split the atom
Nelson, New Zealand, Mayor Nick Smith corrected President Donald Trump’s inaugural speech when it came to who gets credit for splitting the atom. Trump made a claim Monday that an American split ...
Time17d
Trump Claimed Americans ‘Split the Atom’—New Zealanders Would Like to Have a Word
Ernest Rutherford, a Nobel Prize winner known as the father of nuclear physics, is regarded by many as the first to knowingly split the atom by artificially inducing a nuclear reaction in 1917 ...
CBS News16d
Trump claims U.S. "split the atom." New Zealand says that's not true.
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 Gazette13d
New Zealand mayor fact-checks Trump’s claim that the US split the atom
Trump made a claim Monday that an American split the first atom, which was immediately disputed by New Zealanders. The president was attempting to rally national pride in his speech when he ...