Alexander Smakula | |
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| Born | 9 September 1900 |
| Died | 17 May 1983 |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | anti-reflective coating |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | Odessa University Carl Zeiss AG Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Pohl |
Alexander Smakula (Ukrainian: Олександр Теодорович Смакула) (1900 in Dobrovody, Austria-Hungary, today Ukraine – 17 May 1983 in Auburn, Massachusetts, USA) was a Ukrainian physicist known for the invention of anti-reflective lens coatings based on optical interference.