Florida prodigy becomes worlds youngest professor while breaking 306-year-old record

He was teaching college kids before he could even drink.Florida prodigy Nathan Thomas has now officially broken a 306-year-old record on his way to becoming the world’s youngest professor. Thomas — who has a passion for the fields of science, technology, engineering and math — became a Guinness World Record holder after taking on an engineering teaching gig at Miami Dade College at age 18 and 346 days in August 2023, the renowned organization announced July 23.The job made him the world’s youngest male professor, ending Colin Maclaurin’s 306-year grip on the record, Guinness said.Maclaurin had become a mathematics professor at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, at age 19 in 1717.Thomas, now 21, also beat history’s youngest female professor — Alia Sabur, who was born in New York on Feb.

22 1989  – by 16 days to become the world’s overall youngest professor ever, too.Sabur became the world’s youngest professor in February 2008 when she assumed a role at South Korea’s Konkuk University at age 18 and 362 days.Thomas — who roots for the NBA’s Boston Celtics and NFL’s New England Patriots when not working — said he’s not fazed by the thought of guiding some students older than he is through college courses.“Once you’re in that setting, everyone’s there for the same reason, which is to learn,” he told Guinness.“Age doesn’t really factor into that.“I just focus on trying to do my job well and helping students in whatever way I can.If someone’s willing to put in the effort, that’s really all that matters to me.”Thomas’ ability to learn was apparent at a very young age: The baby braniac landed a perfect score on his kindergarten readiness test in 2010, according to Miami Dade College’s student newspaper The Reporter.He used to read books on the steps of Thomas Jefferson’s home in Charlottesville, Va., according to his mom Rani.He was then Miami Dade College’s youngest student ever graduate, netting an associa...