Paul A. Samuelson vs Alia Sabur
Two science prodigies, compared on what is actually documented: field, era, country and record. No invented numbers.
The record, side by side
| Paul A. Samuelson | Alia Sabur | |
| Field | Science | Science |
| Sub-field | Economics | Mathematics |
| Born | 1915 | 1989 |
| Died | 2009 | living / not documented |
| Country of birth | United States | United States |
| Star sign | Taurus | Pisces |
Who they are
Paul A. Samuelson
Economics · Neoclassical Synthesis First American Nobel in Economics 1970 · Foundations of Economic Analysis (1947) Born May 15, 1915 · Gary, Indiana · Died December 13, 2009
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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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What they share
- Both are held here under Science.
- Both born in United States.
- Their lifetimes overlap.
Where they part
- 74 years separate their births (1915 and 1989).
Questions people ask
- Who came first, Paul A. Samuelson or Alia Sabur?
- Paul A. Samuelson. Paul A. Samuelson was born in 1915, Alia Sabur in 1989.
- What field is each of them in?
- Paul A. Samuelson is filed under Science (Economics). Alia Sabur is filed under Science (Mathematics).
- Were they contemporaries?
- Yes - their lifetimes overlap.