Trump claimed U.S. split atom. New Zealand begs to differ.

Trump claims U.S. "split the atom." New Zealand says that's not true.
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.
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.
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Nick Smith, the mayor of Nelson, challenged Trump’s claim Americans split the atom, stating the feat was actually achieved by New Zealand physicist Ernest Rutherford.
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