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 ...

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 ...

Two physicists from The University of Manchester are among ten new recipients of Ernest Rutherford Fellowships from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). The awards aim to help ...

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 ...

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 ...

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