IQ measures fluid intelligence and is best predictor of academic success. Intelligence is divided into crystallized (acquired knowledge) and fluid types. IQ scores are converted to standard scores with average 100 and SD=15
Stephen Hawking holds the record with an IQ of 160. Albert Einstein scored between 160-190 on IQ tests. Christopher Langan achieved a score of 190-210. Kim Ung-Yong scored 210. K. Visalini holds the record at 225
James Clerk Maxwell had IQ between 190-205. Grigori Perelman reached IQ of 238. Albert Einstein scored between 160-190. William J. Sisid holds record with IQ over 250. Stephen Hawking achieved IQ of 160 despite ALS diagnosis
Founded in 1946 by Roland Berrill and Lancelot Ware at Lincoln College, Oxford. World's largest and oldest high-IQ society with 134,000 members in 100 countries. Name "mensa" means 'table' in Latin, symbolizing equality
IQ is a standardized score derived from standardized tests assessing human intelligence. Modern IQ tests transform raw scores to normal distribution with mean 100. Approximately two-thirds of population scores between 85-115
IQ of 160 corresponds to 99.997th percentile, top 0.003% of population. Only 1 in 31,560 people have an IQ of 160. Most IQ tests set one standard deviation at 15 points