The contributions of J. H. M. Wedderburn to the theory of algebras: 1900-10

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .................................................. ii Chapter I. JOSEPH HENRY MACLAGAN WEDDERBURN (1882-1948) ............. 1 II. THE EARLY YEARS OF THE THEORY OF ALGEBRAS .................. 7 III. ON FINITE ALGEBRAS ........................................ 117 IV. THE STRUCTURE THEORY OF ALGEBRAS ......................... 169 V. WEDDERBURN'S PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF THE THEORY OF ALGEBRAS ....................................... 248 APPENDIX ........................................................... 261 BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................................... 271 GLOSSARY ........................................................... 286