8 Apr
2016
8 Apr
'16
12:40 p.m.
Macaulay's book gave a star role to the amazing theorem of Lasker, also mentioned here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_decomposition It is due to Emanuel Lasker, world chess champion 1894-1921, which I think made him the longest-reigning world champ. So, I had not realized this, but Lasker also made a lasting contribution to mathematics.