CONTENTS

S. Sawada: A victim's remembrances of Hiroshima

G. Marx: How nuclear physics was brought to Hungary

J. Kürti: The miraculous carbon atom

J. Ramsden, M. Németh-Sallai, J. Vörös, I.. Szendrõ: An integrated optical wave guide sensor for the investigation of surface adsorption

L. Madas 1910-1997 (Gy. Radnai)

V. Gribov 1930-1997 (A. Frenkel)

BIOPHYSICS

I. Tarján: The history of our medical students´ education in physics

LONG-DISTANCE CALLS

A. F. Nagy´s long way from his Hungarian school to the planet Venus (L. Jéki)

TEACHING PHYSICS

G. Márk: Basic modern physics in the education curriculum of technology managers

M. Nakayama: A japanese curriculum aiming at general education in sciences

T. Hadházy, Á. Szabó: Secondary school pupils´ opinions on their physics teaching

P. Gnädig, Gy. Honyek, P. Vankó: International physics olimpiads for students

Gy. Radnai: The Eötvös Competition in the Hungarian jubilee year 1996

EVENTS, BOOKS