I think that math is a “young person’s game” because it is intellectually demanding requiring a fair amount of energy to process what is going on. It takes years to learn the background necessary to do the research, so I think that most discoveries are made by mathematicians in the age range of 30 to 45.
I’m 55 and I have mostly given up on doing research. I just don’t have the energy and I’ve never been a professor, so I just don’t have the time to do it for fun anymore. My former advisor continues to publish in his 70s.
I think that math is a “young person’s game” because it is intellectually demanding requiring a fair amount of energy to process what is going on. It takes years to learn the background necessary to do the research, so I think that most discoveries are made by mathematicians in the age range of 30 to 45.
I’m 55 and I have mostly given up on doing research. I just don’t have the energy and I’ve never been a professor, so I just don’t have the time to do it for fun anymore. My former advisor continues to publish in his 70s.