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The University of Westminster in association with The Lemelson Center, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. cordially invites you to attend the first in a series of Nobel Conversations. Professor Roald Hoffmann is a chemistry laureate, poet and playwright who will discuss "the delight and responsibility of science," on Tuesday 20 November 2001 at 6pm. The event will be held at the University of Westminster, which is located at 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2UW. If you would like to attend the conversation with Nobel laureate Roald Hoffman, please RSVP to Sarah Kneece by Friday 16 November at 020 7911 5000 ext. 3897 or via email: [log in to unmask] Background: Roald Hoffmann was born in 1937 in Poland. Having survived the war, he came to the United States in 1949 and studied at Columbia University and Harvard University. Since 1965, he has been engaged in teaching and research in theoretical chemistry at Cornell University and is the Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters. He has received many of the honours of his profession, including the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (shared with Kenichi Fukui). Hoffmann is interested in the geometry and reactivity of molecules, in explaining from calculations of the motions of molecules electrons why these molecules have the structures they do and why they react in specific ways. Hoffmann has written extensively on the relationship between science and other forms of human understanding and has presented a television series- The World of Chemistry. He has published three collections of poetry and, with Karl Djerassi, written the play Oxygen which is being presented in London in October/November 2001 at The Royal Institution and The Riverside Studios, Hammersmith. The Nobel Prize was first awarded in 1901 and celebrates achievement in six fields: physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, peace and economic sciences. The Smithsonian's Lemelson Center was established in 1995 by a gift from The Lemelson Foundation, which was founded by one of America's most prolific inventors, Jerome Lemelson, and his wife Dorothy. The Center is dedicated to exploring invention and innovation in history and encouraging inventive creativity in young people. The University of Westminster is one of the largest higher education institutions in the UK with more than 21,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. Its mission is to provide high quality education and research in both national and international contexts for the intellectual, professional and social development of the individual, and the economic and cultural enrichment of London and its wider communities. The University of Westminster gratefully acknowledges the support of The Lemelson Foundation in presenting this series of Nobel Conversations. We hope to see you on the 20th of November!