12-Year-Old U.K. Boy Believed To Have Higher IQ Than Hawking, Einstein
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A 12-year-old U.K. boy is being celebrated for having an IQ score believed to be higher than that of notable thinkers Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
A 12-year-old U.K. boy is being celebrated for having an IQ score believed to be higher than that of notable thinkers Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, reports The Independent.
The BBC notes that the north London preteen, identified only by his first name, Rahul, has attracted media attention after his recent appearance on the Channel 4 show 'Child Genius' where he beat out all the other young contestants in the spelling and timed memory quizzes.
According to the Evening Standard, “Rahul...has an IQ score of 162, putting him in the top 2 per cent of the UK population and trumping Einstein.”
The late theoretical physicist is suspected of having an IQ of around 160 which is thought to be similar to that of Hawking, also a renowned physicist.
Rahul has said of his intelligence, “I think I'm a genius. I'm good at mental maths, general knowledge and I find it quite easy to memorise stuff.”
Despite his confidence and initial success on the show, he was reportedly beaten by another child during the math portion Tuesday; he was said to be upset but still focused on moving ahead in the competition.
A 12-year-old U.K. boy is being celebrated for having an IQ score believed to be higher than that of notable thinkers Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, reports The Independent.
The BBC notes that the north London preteen, identified only by his first name, Rahul, has attracted media attention after his recent appearance on the Channel 4 show 'Child Genius' where he beat out all the other young contestants in the spelling and timed memory quizzes.
According to the Evening Standard, “Rahul...has an IQ score of 162, putting him in the top 2 per cent of the UK population and trumping Einstein.”
The late theoretical physicist is suspected of having an IQ of around 160 which is thought to be similar to that of Hawking, also a renowned physicist.
Rahul has said of his intelligence, “I think I'm a genius. I'm good at mental maths, general knowledge and I find it quite easy to memorise stuff.”
Despite his confidence and initial success on the show, he was reportedly beaten by another child during the math portion Tuesday; he was said to be upset but still focused on moving ahead in the competition.