In fact, the honour belongs to New Zealander Sir Ernest Rutherford, who demonstrated atoms could ... "None of them originated ...

The mayor of a New Zealand city has rubbished an eyebrow-raising claim made by President Donald Trump during his wild inauguration speech.

Ernest Rutherford (right ... "None of them originated in the United States." ...

Donald Trump claimed in his inauguration speech that the US was the first to split the atom - despite the fact that Kiwi Ernest Rutherford was the first to ...

A staunch Kiwi Donald Trump supporter travelled to America and braved sub-zero temperatures to witness the president’s second inauguration.

Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson, Senator Thune, Chief Justice Roberts, justices of the United States Supreme ... New Zealand physicist Sir Ernest Rutherford is credited with splitting ...

The atom was first split by Kiwi Sir Ernest Rutherford, originally from Nelson ... example while he listed off a number of historical accomplishments made by the United States. "Americans pushed ...

Picture: picture alliance / opale.photo | Darchivio The United Nations has proclaimed 2025 the International ... energy quanta,” or photon particles. Shortly afterwards, Ernest Rutherford and others ...