In simple terms, that assertion is correct, but for those with an expertise in the field, the longer answer to who did it ...

Scientists based in Manchester, not the US, made the "key breakthrough" in splitting the atom, despite Donald Trump's claims ...

The tale of splitting the atom isn't just about America—it's a journey from New Zealand to Manchester, led by the brilliant ...

A New Zealand mayor has invited the American ambassador for a history lesson, after US President Donald Trump appeared to ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration in an inauguration speech that Americans "split the atom" prompted vexed social ...

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

Nick Smith, the mayor of Nelson, challenged Trump’s claim Americans split the atom, stating the feat was actually achieved by ...

Credited with splitting the nucleus of an atom during experiments at the U.K.'s Manchester ... Rutherford is credited for the initial splitting of the atom, Englishman John Cockcroft and Irishman ...

The mayor of Nelson in New Zealand's South Island seized on the sub-atomic slight, pointing out that work to split the atom was actually pioneered by Kiwi-born physicist Ernest Rutherford ... at UK's ...

Ernest Rutherford (right) and Hans Geiger led the experiments in Manchester Scientists based in Manchester, not the US, made the "key breakthrough" in splitting the atom, despite Donald Trump's ...