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Did America really split the atom? New Zealand and the UK would like to have a word
The tale of splitting the atom isn't just about America—it's a journey from New Zealand to Manchester, led by the brilliant ...
Trump wrongly claims Manchester's atom split feat
Scientists based in Manchester, not the US, made the "key breakthrough" in splitting the atom, despite Donald Trump's claims ...
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Trump Says USA Split The Atom. Ernest Rutherford Would Like A Word
A New Zealand mayor has invited the American ambassador for a history lesson, after US President Donald Trump appeared to ...
Trump claims U.S. "split the atom." New Zealand says that's not true.
After President Trump's claim, a mayor in New Zealand pointed out that work to split the atom was actually pioneered by ...
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Rutherford’s Legacy – the birth of nuclear physics in Manchester
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 ...
Donald Trump's 'Split the Atom' Claim Vexes New Zealanders
New Zealanders are expressing frustration after U.S. President Donald Trump credited Americans with splitting the atom in his ...
Trump challenged by New Zealand mayor after he claims US ‘split the atom’ during inauguration
Nick Smith, the mayor of Nelson, challenged Trump’s claim Americans split the atom, stating the feat was actually achieved by ...
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Trump vexes New Zealanders by claiming one of their proudest historical moments for America
U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration in an inauguration speech that Americans "split the atom" prompted vexed social ...
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The Rutherford Building
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 ...