Wolfgang Rindler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wolfgang Rindler

Austrian physicist

Date of Birth: 18-May-1924

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 08-Feb-2019

Profession: physicist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Wolfgang Rindler (18 May 1924 – 8 February 2019) was a 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 popularizing 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, he was also a prolific textbook author.