Physicists confirm DT fusion insights from a 1938 experiment. The findings connect past theory with current fusion efforts. A ...

From founding the scientific discipline of nuclear physics to his love for sports cars, here are some facts to know about Ernest Rutherford.

Why saying who was first to split the atom is almost as hard as mastering atomic theory.

Trump's claim that American experts were responsible for this feat has been met with swift correction from New Zealanders, who proudly assert that their native son, Sir Ernest Rutherford, was the ...

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.

The tale of splitting the atom isn't just about America—it's a journey from New Zealand to Manchester, led by the brilliant mind of Ernest Rutherford, the true father of nuclear physics.

The term "splitting the atom" isn't the most descriptive way of explaining what Rutherford, along with John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton, actually achieved; splitting apart a nucleus by bombarding ...

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.

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.

Bohr began his lecture by elaborating on the central ideas behind his model, which were based on the work of Ernest Rutherford and Max Planck’s quantum theory.

James Chadwick, who discovered the neutron, transformed nuclear physics. The work of the NObel Prize winner led to groundbreaking advancements in atomic theory, nuclear energy, and medical treatments, ...