Boy, 2, has Einstein's IQ

While other two-year-olds are discovering the joy of playgrounds, Oscar would rather learn about wildlife and the history of ancient Rome. He was talking at nine months and by 18 months, was reciting the alphabet. -- PHOTO: SEFERMPOST

LONDON - He was talking at nine months and by 18 months, was reciting the alphabet in the bath.

Within the next six months, he had a vocabulary stretching to thousands of words, while most children his age would have mastered only about 50.

Meet Oscar Wrigley, the two-year- old with the brain power of Albert Einstein and British scientist Stephen Hawking.

With an IQ of at least 160, he is the youngest boy in Britain to be accepted into Mensa, the international organisation for people with exceptional intelligence.

Assessors at the Gifted Children's Information Centre said Oscar was one of the brightest children they have ever come across, the Telegraph reported.

'His abilities fall well within the range sometimes referred to as intellectually gifted. He demonstrated outstanding ability,' said Dr Peter Congdon, who assessed Oscar. 'He is a child of very superior intelligence,' he said.