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 winner ...

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

In 1907 Schuster retired, and so the University sought the best possible successor. The Physics Laboratory, 1908 Manchester was able to appoint Ernest Rutherford, a New Zealander who had studied in ...

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 ...

New Zealanders are expressing frustration after U.S. President Donald Trump credited Americans with splitting the atom in his ...

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 ...

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

After President Trump's claim, a mayor in New Zealand pointed out that work to split the atom was actually pioneered by ...