Painting by Paul Gopal (Gonville & Caius College)

Stephen's remarkable combination of boldness, vision, insight and courage have enabled him to produce ideas that have transformed our understanding of space and time, black holes, and the origin of the universe. James B. Hartle

The meeting was held on Friday, 11th January 2002 at the
Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge
Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WA
Television broadcast by BBC4 of the
HAWKING LECTURES
8:30pm on 5th to 8th August 2002

The Local Organising Committee would like to express their gratitude for generous support from the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), Dennis and Sally Avery, SGI (Silicon Graphics Computer Systems), London Mathematical Society, Clay Mathematics Institute, Gonville & Caius College, Trinity Hall and Cambridge University Press.