A mayor in New Zealand's South Island said he was a "bit surprised" by the president's claim "when that honour belongs to ...

In his inauguration speech, President Donald Trump claimed an American first split the atom. A New Zealand mayor immediately disputed.

"Rutherford, born in Brightwater, raised in Foxhill and Havelock and educated at Nelson College and Canterbury University went on to split the atom in 1917 at Victoria University in Manchester in ...

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

While Rutherford is credited for the initial splitting of the atom, Englishman John Cockcroft and Irishman Ernest Walton later ... of New Zealand's most famous sons, and his face still adorns ...

The tale of splitting the atom isn't just about America—it's a journey from New Zealand to Manchester, led by the brilliant ...

Donald Trump vexed New Zealanders on the first day of his presidency after he claimed that America split the atom – a feat achieved by Sir Ernest Rutherford from Nelson in New Zealand.

A mayor in New Zealand's South Island said he was a "bit surprised" by the president's claim "when that honour belongs to Nelson's most famous and favourite son, Sir Ernest Rutherford".

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

The mayor of Nelson in New Zealand's South Island seized on the sub-atomic slight, pointing out that work to split the atom was actually pioneered by Kiwi-born physicist Ernest Rutherford.