Nathan Thomas teaches at Miami Dade University while also studying for a law degree
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- Nathan Thomas became the youngest male professor at 18 years and 346 days old, breaking a 306-year-old record
- He began teaching engineering at Miami Dade College after earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering
- Thomas is now pursuing a law degree to specialize in intellectual property law with a focus on STEM fields
A Florida man has officially been named the world’s youngest male professor.
Guinness World Records (GWR) announced in a news release that Nathan Thomas became the youngest male professor ever after accepting an engineering teaching position at Miami Dade College at the age of 18 years and 346 days old.
The title was previously held for 306 years by Colin Maclaurin (1698-1746), who was 19 when he became a professor…