"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
28 Nov 2022
Yusuf Shah, who is eleven years old, received the highest score attainable on a Mensa intelligence test—162—and is now being acclaimed as a genius. He outperforms physicists Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein, whose IQs were both considered to be around 160.
Mensa, a global organization for people with high IQs, confirmed Shah's score to NBC News and said he "had enormous potential" and finished in the top 2% of the population. Anyone who scores in the 98th percentile is welcome to join the club.
Shah's parents urged him to take the test without any prior preparation. Irfan Shah, Shah's father, told the Washington Post that when Shah was 7 years old, he came upon a mathematical phenomenon that baffled him. The family got in touch with a math professor at Cambridge University, who gave Shah a justification for the rule, which has since been known as "Yusuf's Square Rule" at their home.
Shah's parents, however, claimed that in addition to developing his aptitudes, they are also teaching him how to cultivate his work ethic and social life. Shah's father told the Post that he still tells him that his dad is still brighter than him. "We take it all in good fun. Even if you have talent, you must put in the most effort”, he added.
Yusuf Shah said that it felt very special to have a certificate for him and about him. He also never thought he would be in the news.
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