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Splitting the atom: Why saying who was first is complex
In simple terms, that assertion is correct, but for those with an expertise in the field, the longer answer to who did it ...
Frontiers24d
Perspective on the development of XPS and the pioneers who made it possible
The same apparatus used to generate an X-ray photoelectron spectrum was also used to study β-ray energies (e.g., (Rutherford ... on the charge on the atom led to models being developed in the 1970s ...
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.
Hindustan Times23d
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. Donald Trump angered New Zealanders ...
CBS News24d
Trump claims U.S. "split the atom." New Zealand says that's not true.
The mayor of Nelson in New Zealand's South Island seized on the subatomic slight, pointing out that work to split the atom was actually pioneered by Kiwi-born physicist Ernest Rutherford.
The Washington Post24d
Trump claimed the United States split the atom. New Zealand begs to differ.
who in 1897 discovered the electron and in 1904 proposed a model of the atom — was the first person to be credited with splitting the atom. Rutherford, the New Zealand-born scientist ...
IFLScience23d
Trump Says USA Split The Atom. Ernest Rutherford Would Like A Word
"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 ...
Newsweek24d
Donald Trump's 'Split the Atom' Claim Vexes New Zealanders
In 1917, while at Victoria University of Manchester in England, Rutherford was the first to intentionally split the atom through a nuclear reaction. His discoveries not only defined the modern ...
NDTV22d
Why Trump's Claims About Americans Splitting The Atom Angers New Zealanders
Okay, I've gotta call time. Trump just claimed America split the atom. That's THE ONE THING WE DID. — Ben Uffindell (@BenUffindell) January 20, 2025 Rutherford's legacy extends far beyond his ...
BBC24d
Trump wrongly claims Manchester's atom split feat
Ernest Rutherford (right) and Hans Geiger led the experiments in Manchester Scientists based in Manchester, not the US, made the "key breakthrough" in splitting the atom, despite Donald Trump's ...
Washington Examiner20d
New Zealand mayor fact-checks Trump’s claim that the US split the atom
“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 ...