Olexander Smakula Scientist

Olexander Smakula (Ukrainian: Олександр Теодорович Смакула, Russian: Александр Теодорович Смакула) (1900, Dobrovody, Austria–Hungary, today Ukraine – 17 May 1983, Auburn, Massachusetts, USA), also described in English as Alexander Smakula, was a Ukrainian physicist known for the invention of anti-reflective lens coatings based on optical interference.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1900
Birth place
Austria-Hungary , Dobrovody
Nationality
Ukraine
Date of deathMay 17, 1983
Place of death
Auburn Massachusetts , United States
Education
University of Göttingen
Known for
Anti-reflective coating

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Scientist

doctoral advisor
Robert Pohl
Field of study
Physicist

Topical connections

Élie MetchnikoffScientist
Boris GrinyovScientist
Alexander DavydovScientist
Borys PatonScientist
Aise Johan de JongScientist

Olexander Smakula on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.astronautix.com/astros/smakula.htm
  2. http://www.wumag.kiev.ua/index2.php?param=pgs20083/92
  3. http://www.zeiss.com/corporate/en_de/history/company%20history/at-a-glance/at-a-glance-milestones.html#1895-_-1945
  4. http://www.zeiss.com/sports-optics/en_us/hunting/experience/competences/lens-coating.html