Easy to prove =/= Easy to discover (+). It is simple to say E=MC^2. That doesn't take away from the fact that it was very hard for it to be discovered. And i

Easy to prove =/= Easy to discover (+). It is simple to say E=MC^2. That doesn't take away from the fact that it was very hard for it to be discovered. And it's a good thing. It's a good thing that things which were hard to discover can be communicated easily. Otherwise we wouldn't be able to compress thousands of lifetimes worth of discoveries into a one-semester lecture. --- (+) footnote: well, unless P=NP.