I have a fairly Ivy-League family, including a number of teachers and professors (I'm the redneck engineer).

This guy is in a league of his own. Pretty stunning.

I would be quite surprised if "any college professor" is at the same level.

That said, I am also very much a "maker and doer." I spent my career amongst folks sort of like him, but focused on producing stuff. He would have knocked most of them, into a cocked hat.