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http://www.utdallas.edu/physics/faculty/wolfgang.html vienna , austria 240px professor wolfgang rindler
 18 may 1924 coining books phrase `` event horizon '' , physics text wolfgangrindler.jpg university of texas at dallas b.sc , imperial college , london . and m.sc. , liverpool university , ph.d. wolfgang rindler physicist
wolfgang rindler

wolfgang rindler -lrb- born 18 may 1924 , vienna -rrb- is a leading physicist working in the field of general relativity where he is known for introducing the term `` event horizon '' , rindler coordinates , and -lrb- in collaboration with roger penrose -rrb- for popularizing the use of spinors in general relativity .
he is also a prolific textbook author .
