A brief history of the classification of the finite simple groups

Solomon, Ronald

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A brief history of the classification of the finite simple groups

Author: Ronald Solomon
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 38 (2001), 315-352
MSC (2000): Primary 20D05
Posted: March 27, 2001
MathSciNet review: 1824893
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We present some highlights of the 110-year project to classify the finite simple groups.

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