Alia Sabur vs Barbara McClintock
Two science prodigies, compared on what is actually documented: field, era, country and record. No invented numbers.
The record, side by side
| Alia Sabur | Barbara McClintock | |
| Field | Science | Science |
| Sub-field | Mathematics | Biology |
| Born | 1989 | 1902 |
| Died | living / not documented | 1992 |
| Country of birth | United States | - |
| Star sign | Pisces | Gemini |
Who they are
Alia Sabur
On February 19, 2008, a nineteen-year-old American woman walked into a classroom at Konkuk University, in South Korea, and began the first lecture of her career as a tenure-track professor. Alia Sabur, of Northport, New York, was 18 years and 362 days old. The appointment broke the Guinness World Record for youngest university professor in history — a record that had previously been held since the seventeenth century. The previous holder had been Colin Maclaurin, the Scottish mathematician, appointed in 1717. Alia Sabur, in a single decision by a Korean university hiring committee, had displaced…
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Barbara McClintock
Nobel Prize 1983 — Discovering genes that move Transposable genetic elements · Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · 35-year wait for recognition Born June 16, 1902 · Hartford, USA · Died September 2, 1992
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What they share
- Both are held here under Science.
- Their lifetimes overlap.
Where they part
- 87 years separate their births (1989 and 1902).
Questions people ask
- Who came first, Alia Sabur or Barbara McClintock?
- Barbara McClintock. Alia Sabur was born in 1989, Barbara McClintock in 1902.
- What field is each of them in?
- Alia Sabur is filed under Science (Mathematics). Barbara McClintock is filed under Science (Biology).
- Were they contemporaries?
- Yes - their lifetimes overlap.