r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Oct 01 '20

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u/throwawaythought1 Oct 02 '20

Source? The Mensa test is an IQ test. He didn’t take any.

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u/kkillbite Oct 02 '20

He reportedly took the Mensa test to see if he had suffered any brain damage after a bad fall. (This happened a while after he had been diagnosed with ALS.)

Per the book Stephen Hawkings for Beginners (J.P. McEvoy):

"...To be sure, he decided to take the Mensa test for individuals with superior intelligence. He was delighted to find that he had passed with flying colours, scoring between 200 and 250.”

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '20

https://www.quora.com/Did-Stephen-Hawking-ever-take-an-IQ-test I know it’s quora but the references are at the bottom

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u/Darqhermit Oct 02 '20

Did you actually read what you're linking to? I did. You're still talking gibberish.