Wolfgang Rindler

Wolfgang Rindler
Born(1924-05-18)18 May 1924
Died8 February 2019(2019-02-08) (aged 94)
EducationUniversity of Liverpool
Imperial College London
Known forEvent horizon
Ladder paradox
Rindler coordinates
Spinorial relativity
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas at Dallas
WebsiteC.V. at U. Texas

Wolfgang Rindler (18 May 1924 – 8 February 2019) was an Austrian physicist working in the field of general relativity where he is known for introducing the term "event horizon", Rindler coordinates, and (in collaboration with Roger Penrose) for the use of spinors in general relativity. An honorary member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and foreign member of the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino [it],[1] he was also a prolific textbook author.

  1. ^ "Wolfgang A. Rindler". University of Texas – Dallas. Retrieved 8 November 2017.