Trump, split the atom and New Zealanders

Trump claimed the United States split the atom. New Zealand begs to differ.
Physicists from both New Zealand and Britain have been credited with splitting the atom — but there is consensus that it was not an American.
Trump's bizarre claim ‘US split the atom’ fumes New Zealanders; Who was Sir Ernest Rutherford?
Donald Trump angered New Zealanders on his first day in office when he asserted that America split the atom, something that Sir Ernest Rutherford accomplished.
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 in his inaugural speech, says a lecturer at one of the city's universities. The 47th US President erroneously listed the feat among his country's achievements during his address in Washington DC, after he was sworn on Monday.
Mayor goes nuclear over Trump's atom claim
A small-town mayor in New Zealand has picked a nuclear fight with Donald Trump after the freshly sworn-in United States president heaped praise on American scientists for splitting the atom. Trump's inauguration address rattled off a list of crowning American feats such as ending slavery,
Nelson Mayor responds to Donald Trump's claim America split the atom in speech
Nelson Mayor Nick Smith said on social media he was "surprised" to hear Trump making claims about the atom in his inauguration speech. "That honour belongs to Nelson's most famous and favourite son Sir Ernest Rutherford. [embed https://www.facebook.com/honnicksmith/posts/pfbid02ndf7Lsz8sizpqQXLgCcRrmE9iAYs7tWmqkYPVFh6LmhUyDGMHuVYMRZixXMv1xfcl
Mayor hits back after Trump claims US split the atom
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
Trump inauguration atom claim: New US President seemingly rewrites history on splitting atom
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 split the atom.
Trump claims U.S. "split the atom." New Zealand says that's false.
After President Trump's claim, a mayor in New Zealand pointed out that work to split the atom was actually pioneered by physicist Ernest Rutherford.
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 second inaugural address——an achievement widely attributed to Ernest Rutherford,
Trump Claimed Americans ‘Split the Atom’—New Zealanders Would Like to Have a Word
In his Inaugural Address, Trump credited Americans with splitting the atom, an achievement credited by many to pioneering physicist Ernest Rutherford of New Zealand.
New Zealand Mayor Goes Nuclear After Trump Claims US 'Split The Atom'
A small town mayor in New Zealand has picked a nuclear fight with Donald Trump, after the freshly sworn-in US president heaped praise on American scientists for splitting the atom.
Kiwis goes nuclear after Donald Trump steals ‘the one thing we did’ and claims it for America
The mayor of a New Zealand city has rubbished an eyebrow-raising claim made by President Donald Trump during his wild ...
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Trump vexes New Zealanders by claiming one of their proudest historical moments for America
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Among other false and misleading claims in U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration addresses on Tuesday, his declaration that Americans “split the atom” prompted ...