Trump wrongly claims Manchester's atom split feat
Scientists based in Manchester, not the US, made the "key breakthrough" in splitting the atom, despite Donald Trump's claims in his inaugural speech, says a lecturer at the university. The 47th US President erroneously listed the feat among his country's achievements during his address in Washington DC, after he was sworn on Monday.
Trump Says USA Split The Atom. Ernest Rutherford Would Like A Word
A New Zealand mayor has invited the American ambassador for a history lesson, after US President Donald Trump appeared to imply it was the US that split the atom – which it is not alone in and certainly wasn't the first to do.
Donald Trump's 'Split the Atom' Claim Vexes New Zealanders
New Zealanders are expressing frustration after U.S. President Donald Trump credited Americans with splitting the atom in his second inaugural address——an achievement widely attributed to Ernest Rutherford, the New Zealand -born scientist hailed as the father of nuclear physics.
Trump challenged by New Zealand mayor after he claims US ‘split the atom’ during inauguration
Nick Smith, the mayor of Nelson, challenged Trump’s claim Americans split the atom, stating the feat was actually achieved by New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford.
Trump claimed the United States split the atom. New Zealand begs to differ.
Physicists from both New Zealand and Britain have been credited with splitting the atom — but there is consensus that it was not an American.
Trump claims U.S. "split the atom." New Zealand says that's not true.
After President Trump's claim, a mayor in New Zealand pointed out that work to split the atom was actually pioneered by physicist Ernest Rutherford.
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Rutherford’s Legacy – the birth of nuclear physics in Manchester
Manchester is the birthplace of nuclear physics and this year marks 100 years since Ernest Rutherford ‘split the atom’ at The University of Manchester…or does it? In 1917, the Nobel Prize ...
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Did America really split the atom? New Zealand and the UK would like to have a word
The tale of splitting the atom isn't just about America—it's a journey from New Zealand to Manchester, led by the brilliant ...
Trump vexes New Zealanders by claiming one of their proudest historical moments for America
U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration in an inauguration speech that Americans "split the atom" prompted vexed social ...
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Two Manchester physicists awarded Ernest Rutherford Fellowships
Two physicists from The University of Manchester are among ten new recipients of Ernest Rutherford Fellowships from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The awards aim to help ...