‘That’s the one thing we did’: New Zealand irked by Trump’s false claim US split the atom
by Eva Corlett in Wellington from Science | The Guardian on (#6TPZD)
Mayor says he will invite incoming US ambassador to visit the memorial to Sir Ernest Rutherford, the New Zealander who split the atom in a British laboratory
New Zealanders are not typically ones for splitting hairs, but when it comes to who split the atom, you had better have your facts straight - particularly if you have just been sworn in as the 47th US president.
During his inaugural address on Monday, Donald Trump reeled off a list of US achievements, including a claim that its experts split the atom.
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