2001 November 2001 A recent talk at the Cambridge Union Society was very well received. The talk took place on the 27th November. Professor Hawking travelled to Japan to attend the RESCEU conference. While there he also gave a public lecture at the University of Tokyo. You can see the poster here. On 8th November Professor Hawking officially launched 'The Universe in a Nutshell in the UK. Stephen posed for photographers, and then, on an evening supported by Waterstones and the Daily Telegraph, he gave a 50 minute lecture to a packed theatre. He finished by responding to questions, read by the Daily Telegraphs Science Editor, Roger Highfield. Professor Hawking gave an interview with the BBC Radio 4 'Today' programme on Saturday 3rd November. You can listen to the interview on the 'Today' website October 2001 The new book was released! Professor Hawking's new book 'The Universe in a Nutshell' was released, initially in Germany to much excitement, but then in November in the UK and other countries. You can find an image of the cover of the UK edition here. Flick through some of the pages of the book (hold down left mouse button over page and drag to turn the pages! - thanks to bol.de for this) Professor Hawking travelled to mainland Europe. He gave a lecture in Munich to officially launch 'Universe in a Nutshell'. See him on stage! (Thanks to Dr G Henrich for this) Professor Hawking then went on to Brussels to take part in a conference organised by Marc Henneaux, winner of the prestigious Francqui Prize for 2000. September 2001 Professor Hawking has a new wheelchair! Provided by Pride Mobility, the new chair is a Quantum Jazzy 1400. Professor Hawking described it as the wheelchair equivalent of a ferrari - which is almost true as the seat is the same as that used in many sportscars! You can find three articles written by Terri Rozaieski, who came to the UK with her husband, Mike, to deliver and fine tune the chair for Professor Hawking's needs below: one two three April 2001 Professor Hawking spent a week in Granada as a guest of the IAA. While there he gave a public lecture which was very well attended, and which was also projected on to screens in the nearby Science Park! February/March 2001 Professor Hawking was in the USA for six weeks. He gave a public lecture at the ITP in Santa Barbara for Davidfest. He gave two public lectures. One at USC, and the other at the Seattle Opera House February 2001 Professor Hawking gave a public lecture on the 9th of February in Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge. He was helping to raise money for a local primary school. Click here to see the poster! January 2001 Professor Hawking recently attended the Strings 2001 conference in Mumbai, India, as a Sarojini Damodaran International Fellow. Click the link to find out more about the conference. After the conference in Mumbai Professor Hawking went on to Delhi to present the Albert Einstein lecture on the 17th January at the Siri Fort Auditorium.