Physicists from both New Zealand and Britain have been credited with splitting the atom — but there is consensus that it was ...

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

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

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 ...

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

In his Inaugural Address, Trump credited Americans with splitting the atom, an achievement credited by many to pioneering ...

Nelson Mayor Nick Smith said on social media he was "surprised" to hear Trump making claims about the atom in his ...

New Zealand is defending one of the most significant accomplishments by one of its people against claims from newly sworn-in United States President Donald Trump that an American was the first to ...

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 ...

Dunedin publican Michael McCarrigan, owner of The Duke of Wellington, described the experience as unforgettable. “Standing in ...