Although we could try to use science to prove that science is harder, it seems pretty clear just through intuition that it must on the average be harder. Invent

Although we could try to use science to prove that science is harder, it seems pretty clear just through intuition that it must on the average be harder. Inventing calculus was amazing, but it's pretty simple compared to what people called advanced math today. Imagine trying to make an interesting discovery in math today compared to adding something to number theory 300 years ago. There might be a lot of space for applied math/physics, but perhaps this is closer to engineering than research though the distinction is often blurry.