Unique Traits of People With High IQs

IQ tests are a great way to measure a person’s intelligence. But smart people share more than just a high IQ score. They also share unique traits, like having a great sense of humor, being a little messy, and being insatiably curious.

Do you have any of these traits? Are you just above average or Stephen Hawking smart? There are a few ways you can discover if you’ve really got the mind of a genius. It’s time to find out.

John Nash Had a Beautiful Mind

In the 2001 film, “A Beautiful Mind” Russell Crowe played John Nash, a brilliant but antisocial real-life mathematician who made fundamental contributions to game theory and the study of partial differential equations. But Nash isn’t the only well-known genius on the planet.

Albert Einstein Gave Us the Theory of Relativity

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and his mass-energy equivalence formula, E=MC2. His name is practically synonymous for genius. But just how smart was he?

What Was Albert Einstein’s IQ?

IQ testing was in its infancy when Einstein was around and there’s no real evidence that he ever got tested. But although no one knows what estimate this was based on, some news articles claim that Einstein’s IQ was 160.

of course, he wasn’t the only brilliant historical figure who had their IQ estimated.

Nikola Tesla May Have Been Smarter Than Einstein

Like Einstein, Serbian-American inventor, Nikola Tesla never had his IQ tested, but his estimated IQ scores are said to be anywhere from 160 to 310. That’s not surprising since he’s the brilliant mind that came up with the Tesla coil, alternating current machinery, and the violet ray.

And if engineering devices is a sign of intelligence, then this next guy certainly has a lot of brain power.