Physicists from both New Zealand and Britain have been credited with splitting the atom — but there is consensus that it was not an American.

In his Inaugural Address, Trump credited Americans with splitting the atom, an achievement credited by many to pioneering physicist Ernest Rutherford of New Zealand.

The term "splitting the atom" isn't the most descriptive way of explaining what Rutherford, along with John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton, actually achieved; splitting apart a nucleus by bombarding ...

Recommended Videos The achievement is also credited to English scientist John Douglas Cockroft and Ireland's Ernest Walton, researchers in 1932 at a British laboratory developed by Rutherford.

Donald Trump angered New Zealanders on his first day in office when he asserted that America split the atom, something that Sir Ernest Rutherford accomplished.

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

Donald Trump has sparked outrage in New Zealand following a statement during his second-term inauguration speech in Washington, D.C.

The president repeated false claims related to the 2020 US election in addition to unfounded allegations against immigration. View on euronews

Joe Biden said "welcome home" as Donald Trump arrived at the White House for tea ahead of his historic inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.

The president repeated false claims related to the 2020 US election in addition to unfounded allegations against immigration.View on euronews

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After a norm-shattering election campaign, Donald Trump's inauguration is representing another departure from tradition.