Published to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Metallgesellschaft.

Bibliographical footnotes.

The influence of economic theory on economic policy, by E. von Beckerath.--The meaning and purpose of scientific research, by A. Butenandt.--The economic order and the law, by H. Dölie.--Uranium: the key to the revelation of the ultimately small and the release of the infinitely great; a personal reminiscence, by O. Hahn.--Humanism and technical precision, a study of personal responsibility, by W. R. P. Hartner.--Pure and applied research in atomic physics, by W. K. Heisenberg.--What is pure chemistry? By R. Kuhn.--The disintegration of our concept of the world, by W. Schöllgen.--Can human relations be organised? A critical appreciation of the idea of human relations, by H. Thielicke.