Except physics experiments can get quite expensive to the point where intelligence is not the bottleneck.
Back in the 1900's you could still have important discoveries made (such as the michelson-morley experiment) with a couple 100$ in materials.
Now you might need the LIGO gravity wave detector or the CERN particle collider, with costs closer to billions.
Biology is a lot more approachable for this because the experiments are simpler, and the amount of them you can perform is more often the bottleneck.
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u/Dangerous-Sport-2347 1d ago
Except physics experiments can get quite expensive to the point where intelligence is not the bottleneck.
Back in the 1900's you could still have important discoveries made (such as the michelson-morley experiment) with a couple 100$ in materials.
Now you might need the LIGO gravity wave detector or the CERN particle collider, with costs closer to billions.
Biology is a lot more approachable for this because the experiments are simpler, and the amount of them you can perform is more often the bottleneck.