1. The references are divided into the categories listed to assist those interested in reading further about finite simple groups. Other expository articles are a natural place to begin, with textbooks then consulted for the topics needed to read the research articles.Mathematical Reviewscitations are included not only because they provide short synopses of the content of each article, but also because they can often help one decide if the subject of the article reviewed is appropriate to one's interests and background. A convenient compilation of reviews of survey and research articles is: D. Gorenstein, ed.Reviews of Papers on Finite Groups, American Mathematical Society, Providence, R. I. 1974.
2. On tactical configurations and error-correcting codes
3. Coding and Combinatorics
4. R. Brauer, Representations of finite groups (in Lectures on Modern Mathematics, Vol. I edited by T. Saaty), Wiley, New York, 1963, 133–175. MR 31 # 231.
5. Simple Groups and Simple Lie Algebras