• Part 1 Introduction: what we can learn from experiments with accelerators and storage rings, C. Jarlskog. Part 2 Circular accelerators and storage rings: beam optics and lattice design, P. Bryant; collective phenomena and instabilities, J. Gareyte; acceleration and storage of heavy ions, Ozaki; bottom- and charm-tau factories, Y. Baconnier. Part 3 Linear accelerators: general aspects of linear accelerators, P. Lapostolle; RF quadrupoles as accelerators, A. Schempp; results from the Stanford linear collider and plans for the final focus test beam facility, J. Seeman; the road to TeV electron-positron colliders, Y. Kimura. Part 4 New methods and technologies: SC magnets, G. Brianti; SC cavities, H. Lengeler; beam cooling, D. Moehl; acceleration of polarized particles, J. Buon; ion sources, H. Haseroth and H. Hora; a good idea at the time, B. Montague; new methods of Geodesy, J. Gervais. Part 5 Applications: synchrotron radiation sources, S. Tazzari; spallation neutron sources, J.L. Finey; inertial fusion by heavy ions, R. Bock; accelerators in medicine, P. Mandrillon; industrial applications of accelerators, K. Bethge.

"... essential reading for the accelerator specialist ... Bravo to the editor, Herwig Schopper, for making a success out of a timely compilation." E J N Wilson CERN Courier, 1994