It is no coincidence that starting at the time of Thompson's thesis, group theory leapt into prominence as the mathematical topic which was attracting most attention and which was undergoing the most rapid development.
Ito ay walang pagkakataon na simula sa panahon ng Thompson's sanaysay, grupo ng theory sa kalantaran leapt bilang ang matematika topic na kung saan ay na-akit sa karamihan ng pansin at kung saan ay sumasailalim sa mga pinaka-mabilis na pag-unlad.