Thompson was awarded a Fields Medal for his work at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Nice in 1970. Brauer, speaking of Thompson's work at the Congress, first spoke of the 'odd order paper':
Thompson ay iginawad ng isang patlang na medalya para sa kanyang trabaho sa International Congress of Mathematicians sa Nice sa 1970. Brauer, pagsasalita ng Thompson ng trabaho sa Kongreso, unang nagsalita ng 'butal-order ng papel':