Schoolboy, 12, is accepted into Mensa with the same IQ as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking after father signs him up so he can 'find some friends with a similar interest to him'

A 12-year-old schoolboy with the same IQ score as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking has been accepted into Mensa. Cyrus Leung from Sheffield passed the entrance test to the exclusive society with a score of 160, just two marks off the highest possible result of 162. His father, Frank Leung, 42, put Cyrus forward for the test as he thought it would give his son the chance to 'find some friends who have a similar interest to him'. Cyrus Leung from Sheffield passed the entrance test to the exclusive society with a score of 160, just two marks off the highest possible result of 162 The Year 7 student is a talented pianist and wants to become a mathematician or scientist when he's older The 12-year-old has the same IQ score as Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking The Year 7 student is a talented pianist and wants to become a mathematician or scientist when he's older. Stephen Hawking, like Cyrus, had an IQ score of 160 - two points below the maxiumum score of 162 Founded in 1947, Mensa is an international group for high-IQ individuals and only accepts members who are above the 98th percentile of IQs worldwide Mr Leung said: 'He was nervous - he arrived at the exam centre and realised that he had forgotten his watch.