Prologue Peter Surján and Agnes Szabados Part I: Historical review 1. Pioneering attempts in Hungary on treating quantum systems Péter R. Surján 2. The early history of Hungarian quantum chemistry: From physics to applications in chemistry and biology Gábor Náray-Szabó 3. Edward Teller's contribution to molecular quantum theory Katalin Kamarás, Jenö Kürti, Péter R. Surján, and Péter G. Szalay 4. Quantum chemistry at the Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest) at the early computer age, between 1962 and 1982 Peter Pulay 5.

Gödel's argument, human intelligence and the electronic structure of the substrates of life - the legacy of János Ladik Erkki J. Brändas 6. István Mayer - chemical concepts in quantum chemistry György Lendvay and Andrea Hamza 7. János Ángyán--A European career Peter Reinhardt 8. Weaving the fabric of quantum chemistry: Hungarians' contributions at home and abroad Péter R. Surján 9. Fifty-five years of quantum chemistry György B. Bácskay Part II: Some Current Laboratories in Hungary 10.

Kállay laboratory Zoltán Rolik and Péter R. Surján 11. The Molecular Quantum electro-Dynamics Research Group in Budapest Edit Mátyus 12. The Szalay Group at ELTE Péter G. Szalay.