His work attracted the attention of a leading expert in the word problem for groups, namely Bill Boone . Boone invited Britton to the University of Illinois for session 1960-61 and this proved an important event for Britton since it enabled his work to become widely known and hugely influential in combinatorial group theory.
Kanyang trabaho ating pagsulo ng isang nangungunang eksperto sa salita problema para sa grupo, namely Bill Boone. Boone inimbitahan Britton sa University of Illinois at 1960-61 para sa session na ito proved isang mahalagang kaganapan para sa Britton dahil ito ay pinagana ang kanyang trabaho upang maging balitang-balita at hugely makapangyarihan sa kombinatoryal grupo ng teorya.