Overview
- Guinness World Records issued a July 23 news release officially naming Nathan Thomas the world’s youngest male professor after verifying he began teaching at 18 years and 346 days.
- Thomas accepted a teaching post at Miami Dade College in August 2023 to lead COP 2270: C for Engineers, instructing students often close to his own age.
- His rapid rise began with dual enrollment at Miami Dade College at age 10, a transfer to Florida International University at 14, and both a bachelor’s and master’s in electrical engineering by 18.
- Now 21, Thomas continues to teach online while enrolled at the University of Miami School of Law, where he expects to earn a J.D. in 2028 and pursue intellectual property law.
- The record ends the 306‑year mark held by Colin Maclaurin and places Thomas just 16 days younger than Alia Sabur was when she became the youngest female professor, prompting fresh attention to how age, credentials and classroom authority interact.