Wolfgang Rindler

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author cosmologist human theoretical physicist university teacher

Wolfgang Rindler was an Austrian-born theoretical physicist best known for his influential work on general relativity, cosmology, and the foundations and pedagogy of spacetime physics.

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instanceOf author ⓘ
cosmologist ⓘ
human ⓘ
theoretical physicist ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
areaOfInfluence relativity education ⓘ
citizenship Austria ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth Austria ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
countryOfResidence United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1924-05-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2019-02-08 ⓘ
doctoralAdvisor Herbert Dingle ⓘ
educatedAt Imperial College London ⓘ
University of Liverpool ⓘ
employer University of Texas at Dallas ⓘ
ethnicGroup Austrian Jews ⓘ
familyName Rindler ⓘ
fieldOfWork cosmology ⓘ
general relativity ⓘ
spacetime physics ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
genre physics textbook ⓘ
givenName Wolfgang ⓘ
influenced students of general relativity and cosmology worldwide ⓘ
knownFor Rindler coordinates ⓘ
Rindler horizon ⓘ
contributions to the foundations of general relativity ⓘ
pedagogical work on spacetime and special relativity ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
German ⓘ
movement modern theoretical physics ⓘ
name Wolfgang Rindler self-link ⓘ
notableConcept Rindler wedge ⓘ
uniformly accelerated reference frames in special relativity ⓘ
notableWork Essential Relativity ⓘ
Introduction to Special Relativity ⓘ
Relativity: Special, General, and Cosmological ⓘ
occupation physicist ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Vienna ⓘ
placeOfDeath Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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