Donald Trump’s inaugural address on Monday was peppered with many falsehoods — but the new president’s claim that the United States split the atom is one that caused international irritation ...

Donald Trump angered New Zealanders on his first day in office when he asserted that America split the atom, something that Sir Ernest Rutherford ... by crediting the United States with the ...

Ernest Rutherford (right ... "None of them originated in the United States." ...

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 ...

something that Sir Ernest Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand, accomplished. Trump praised America's accomplishments by crediting the United States with the renowned physicist's historic ...

In fact, the honour belongs to New Zealander Sir Ernest Rutherford ... "None of them originated in the United States." ...