TALLAHASSEE, USA (Kashmir English): An 18-year-old from the US state of Florida has set a world record by becoming the world’s youngest college teacher.
According to Guinness World Records, Nathan Thomas was appointed as a teacher at Miami Dade College in August 2023 at the age of 18 years and 346 days.
He is an exceptionally gifted engineering student. He entered college through a dual-enrolment programme at the age of 10 before transferring to Florida International University at 14. Thomas completed a master’s degree in electrical engineering at the age of 18.
Previous world record
The title of the world’s youngest male professor had been held for 306 years by Colin Maclaurin, who became a professor at the age of 19 before Thomas set the record.
Thomas was also 16 days younger than Alia Sabur, who became the world’s youngest female professor in 2008 at the age of 18 years and 362 days.
Thomas is currently teaching online courses while studying for a Juris Doctor degree at the University of Miami School of Law and is expected to complete the degree in 2028.
Thomas hoped to work in intellectual property law, with a special focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
What Thomas tells Guinness World Records?
Speaking to Guinness World Records, Thomas said engineering taught him to solve complex problems by breaking them into smaller, organised parts, adding he now applies the same approach in law school.
