Next Albert Einstein? 11-Year-Old Has Higher IQ Than Physicist

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An 11-year-old schoolboy achieved 162 on a Mensa brain test, the highest possible score. Owen Dunn, who is from Ingleby Barwick in North Yorkshire, England, is believed to have a higher IQ than Albert Einstein.

"We are so proud. It is such a phenomenal achievement," Clare, Owen's mom said in an article by the Business Standard. Owen scored a perfect 162 in the notoriously difficult Mensa IQ test in February after being recommended to take the exam by his school.

When Owen joined Ingleby Manor Free School in September last year, his score in the Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT) was considered "off the chart," according to the Gazette UK. "The school asked us if it would be OK and then they took him up to Northumbria University during February half-term so he could sit it," Clare said. "On the day he sat the test, the people there commented how young he was, and then a week later we got the results. Owen found out at school and he was allowed to ring to let me know."

When asked how he felt he did in the exam, Owen answered: "I didn't think it had gone well - I thought I had done awful," He was shocked and happy when he found out about the news.

Mensa is the oldest high-IQ society and is populated by geniuses, both men and women, around the world. For aspiring members, membership can be given to those who can demonstrate an IQ in the top 2% of the population using their approved IQ testing exam, according to the UK Mirror. With Owen's score, he is at the top 1%.

He explains the testing process: "There were two tests, one where we had to answer 20 questions in three minutes and a then the two-hour test."

"One of the questions was random shapes with different pictures underneath and we had to choose the ones that matched for having the same properties," and Owen adds, "There were also logic questions."

Clare shared that when Owen was younger, he was an "early talker" and that he had an affinity for reading and books. Bedtime stories and nursery rhymes were always the norm during bedtime.

Mrs. Dent, Owen's old primary school teacher also shared that her child could be President one day. "But I guess when you only have the one child, you don't have anything to compare them to so we just thought it was the norm," Clare added.