When Donald Trump claimed US scientists split the atom in his inaugural speech, even he could not have imagined the chain reaction of online debate his boast would cause. Many of those leaping on ...

Let’s take a short break and look back into the history of “atom smashers” and the scientific progress they brought along. Proton accelerator used by Walton & Cockroft to split the atom.

Ernest Rutherford split the atom here on campus 100 years ago this year ... But less well known is that Rutherford also invented the sonar system – which contributed to saving the lives of thousands ...

Sir Ernest Rutherford has been called the 'father of nuclear physics' When Donald Trump claimed US scientists split the atom in his inaugural speech, even he could not have imagined the chain ...