Reviews of topical problems

D.I. Blokhintsev, V.S. Barashenkov, B.M. Barbashov “The structure of nucleons” Sov. Phys. Usp. 2 505–525 (1959)

N.V. Fedorenko “Ionization in collisions between ions and atoms” Sov. Phys. Usp. 2 526–546 (1959)

R.I. Soloukhin “Shock wave studies of the physical properties of gases” Sov. Phys. Usp. 2 547–556 (1959)

Ya.A. Smorodinskii “Beta decay and the weak interactions” Sov. Phys. Usp. 2 557–563 (1959)

D.D. Ivanenko, V.A. Lyul’ka, V.A. Filimonov “The theory of hypernuclei” Sov. Phys. Usp. 2 564–579 (1959)

L.K. Zarembo, V.A. Krasil’nikov “Some problems in the propagation of ultrasonic waves of finite amplitude in liquids” Sov. Phys. Usp. 2 580–599 (1959)

Physics of our days

D.A. Frank-Kamenetskii “The origin of the chemical elements” Sov. Phys. Usp. 2 600–619 (1959)

From the history of physics

A.F. Kononkov “Mikhail Fedorovich Spasskii — eminent russian physicist and meteorologist of the 19TH century (on his 150th birthday and the 100th anniversary of his death)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 2 620–623 (1959)

Personalia

L.D. Landau “WOLFGANG PAULI” Sov. Phys. Usp. 2 624–626 (1959)

I.I. Sokolov “NIKOLAI VLADIMIROVICH KASHIN” Sov. Phys. Usp. 2 626–627 (1959)

Book reviews

É.V. Shpol’skii “PROBLEMS OF SEMICONDUCTORS” Sov. Phys. Usp. 2 628–629 (1959)

New books on physics

D.A. Frank-Kamenetskii “Gol'danskii, V. and Leikin, E., Transformation of Atomic Nuclei, U.S.S.R. Acad. Sci., Moscow, 1958” Sov. Phys. Usp. 2 629–629 (1959)

T.O. Vreden-Kobetskaya “New books on physics” Sov. Phys. Usp. 2 629–635 (1959)

Letters to the editors

B.D. Tartakovskii “Correction to Review ’Fourth All-Union Acoustics Conference’” Sov. Phys. Usp. 2 635–635 (1959)