Atlas of Finite Groups: Maximal Subgroups and Ordinary Characters for Simple Groups

by John H. Conway

This atlas covers groups from the families of the classification of finite simple groups. Recently updated incorporating corrections

Genres: Mathematics, Reference

294 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 2, 1986

About the author

John Horton Conway, often credited as John H. Conway, was a Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University, known for inventing the "Game of Life."

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[G.R. Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Forget the Moon landings, the Higgs particle, Shakespeare, Proust or Leonardo. Our civilization has managed to classify all finite simple groups. It's such an incredible achievement that hardly anyone even realizes we've done it.

Oh, never mind.