New Zealanders upset

Trump claims U.S. "split the atom." New Zealand says that's false.
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.
Donald Trump's 'Split the Atom' Claim Vexes New Zealanders
New Zealanders are expressing frustration after U.S. President Donald Trump credited Americans with splitting the atom in his second inaugural address——an achievement widely attributed to Ernest Rutherford, the New Zealand -born scientist hailed as the father of nuclear physics.
Trump vexes New Zealanders by claiming one of their proudest historical moments for America
U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration in an inauguration speech that Americans “split the atom” prompted vexed social media posts on Tuesday by New Zealanders, who said the achievement belonged to a pioneering scientist revered in his homeland.
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.
Trump wrongly claims Manchester's atom split feat
Trump speech hailed the US feat, but New Zealander Sir Ernest Rutherford oversaw the trial in Manchester.
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.
New Zealand Mayor Goes Nuclear After Trump Claims US 'Split The Atom'
A small town mayor in New Zealand has picked a nuclear fight with Donald Trump, after the freshly sworn-in US president heaped praise on American scientists for splitting the atom.
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