Alexander Smakula
Alexander Smakula ( Ukrainian Олександр Теодорович Смакула, scientific. Transliteration Oleksandr Teodorovyč Smakula * 1900 in Dobrowody , Galicia ; † 17th May 1983 in Auburn , Massachusetts ) was a German American physicist of Ukrainian origin, famous for his invention of the anti-reflective optical surfaces.
Life
Smakula was born in the village of Dobrovody ( Ternopil region ) into a peasant family. After graduating from high school in Ternopil, he applied to the University of Göttingen . In 1927 he completed his physics degree. He then worked as an assistant to Robert Wichard Pohl . After a short stay at the University of Odessa , Alexander Smakula returned to Germany and became head of the optics laboratory in Heidelberg . From 1934 Smakula worked at Zeiss in Jena . During this time around 1935 he developed and patented the anti-reflective coating of optical surfaces, which was an important improvement in optical devices. After the war, Smakula came to the United States, where he first studied materials for infrared technology. In 1951 he was offered a professorship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , where he mainly studied crystals. In 1966 he received the culture award of the German Society for Photography .
Web links
- Physicist Oleksandr Smakula and his contributions to science ( Memento from February 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive ). Welcome to Ukraine 2008, 3.
- Alexander Smakula in the Encyclopedia Astronautica (English)
- Frank N. von Hippel, Arthur von Hippel: The Scientist and the Man. MRS Bulletin 30, 2005 (PDF; 1.5 MB)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Smakula, Alexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Смакула, Олександр Теодорович |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dobrowody , Galicia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th May 1983 |
| Place of death | Auburn , Massachusetts |