From Delaunay to the Hopf problem: on bubbles and curvature (Q1887379)

This is a very good expository article on the history of the Hopf problem. The author does an especially good job reviewing the problem and the results since 1950. Unfortunately the author does not mention the somewhat extensive work on the problem from the 1860's. On the other hand there is also no mention of the small industry of mathematics that the cited works has generated. A great starting point for a student interested in differential geometry.