Rydell Lecture: Stephen SmaleNovember 6, 2002 at 7:30–8:30 p.m.

Professor Stephen Smale of the University of California at Berkeley will be presenting a lecture entitled "What is Chaos, the new science of unpredictability?" This talk is a personal account of the development of the theory of chaos over the last 40 years. Professor Smale, a mathematician, is the 2002 Rydell Professor. His many honors include a Fields Medal awarded in 1966 and the National Medal of Science awarded in 1996.