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

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

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

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

Ernest Rutherford's family emigrated from England to New Zealand before he was born. They ran a successful farm near Nelson, where Ernest was born. One of 12 children, he liked the hard work and ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...