It takes a very unfavourable reading to come to that conclusion, IMO.

The particular discovery that is the core of this, is to do this transform. That doesn't imply that (a) doing that is simple (b) getting to the point where you can do the trick doesn't build on decades worth of science.

And, just out of curiosity, what's the alternative to simplification? "It's fast. There's no way you'd be able to grasp why. kthxbye."