In simple terms, that assertion is correct, but for those with an expertise in the field, the longer answer to who did it ...

Many of those leaping on it suggested the honour was an Anglo-New Zealander one, as it was Sir Ernest Rutherford, a Kiwi scientific genius based at the then-Victoria University of Manchester ...

Sir Ernest Rutherford has been called the 'father of nuclear physics' When Donald Trump claimed US scientists split the atom in his inaugural speech, even he could not have imagined the chain ...

For Waitangi Day, I encourage you to think about the achievements, the history, and all that we have in common as New Zealanders. Wherever you are and however you choose to celebrate it, I hope you ...

While there he had among his students Sir Ernest Rutherford, who in the Times of Jan. 25, pays an appreciative tribute to the stimulating lectures given by his old teacher, and remarks ...

Sir Ernest Rutherford has been called the 'father of nuclear physics' [Getty Images] ...

After Canucks president Jim Rutherford’s announcement everyone has something to say on the Canucks, both their past and the future.