The reals as an algebra over the rationals

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R, the real numbers, is an infinite dimensional commutative division algebra over the rationals Q. Is there an example of an infinite dimensional noncommutative division algebra over the rationals Q?

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Sure: take any noncommutative division algebra over $\mathbb{R}$, like the quaternions. They inherit a $\mathbb{Q}$-algebra structure from the embedding $\mathbb{Q}\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$, and they're clearly infinite dimensional, since $\mathbb{R}$ is already infinite dimensional.