All items below are reported by the PKS archive unless explicitly corroborated elsewhere.
PKS Archive Narrative
The PKS archive is the official family trust. This timeline preserves the archive narrative in chronological order. Items should be treated as PKS‑reported until verified by independent primary records (patents, contemporary press, civil registry).
Primary Evidence Currently Available
The archive contains primary technical documents (PKS‑hosted patent PDFs) and contemporary press issues (ANNO full‑issue PDFs). These sources corroborate technical work and public reporting, but do not yet verify every biographical claim.
Source IDs
pat-113-487, pat-113-526, pat-122-144, pat-138-296, anno-waw-1931-nr05, anno-waw-1931-nr10, anno-waw-1933-nr10
Primary Evidence Gaps
- Civil registry records for birth and death.
- Official employment and appointment records.
- Independent documentation for Repulsine/implosion claims.
Timeline
1885-06-30
PKS reports Viktor Schauberger was born in Holzschlag, Mühlviertel/Upper Austria.
1914
PKS reports he was called up for military service in WWI shortly after the birth of his son Walter.
1919–1924
PKS reports forestry roles in Brunnenthal/Steyrling under Prince Adolf zu Schaumburg-Lippe.
1922
PKS reports he designed and built timber flotation installations (log flumes) in Steyrling and was promoted to “Wildmeister.”
1924
PKS reports he served as adviser on timber flotation installations.
1926
PKS reports construction began on log flume installations in Neuberg an der Mürz; first patent related to log transport granted.
1928
PKS reports additional flume installations in Austria, Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria.
1930
PKS reports a film “Tragendes Wasser” about the Neuberg installation.
1931
PKS reports experiments on direct electricity generation from water (“Wasserfaden”/Kelvin generator).
1932
PKS reports “Edelwasser” production and fuel from water.
1933
PKS reports he published “Unsere sinnlose Arbeit” and obtained a patent on water flow in pipes/channels.
1934
PKS reports a meeting with Hitler on land/forestry/water management and a refusal to work for the Reich; also notes the “Doppeldrallrohr” patent.
1935
PKS reports patents for spring‑water‑like drinking water, an air turbine, and lifting fluids/gases.
1937
PKS reports a Siemens-built “heat‑cold” machine melted during an unauthorized test.
1938
PKS reports repeated water‑thread experiments via Walter, with voltages up to 20,000 V.
1940
PKS reports a “Repulsine” constructed in Vienna.
1941
PKS reports an institutionalization episode and subsequent SS surveillance.
1944
PKS reports work on an advanced “Repulsine” at Mauthausen and “Repulsator” work at KTL Rosenhügel, Vienna.
1945
PKS reports transfer to Leonstein, work on “Klimator,” and seizure of materials by U.S. and Soviet forces.
1947
PKS reports further water refinement apparatus built in Salzburg.
1948
PKS reports cooperation with Rosenberger on copper agricultural tools (“Golden Plough”) with higher yields in field tests.
1950
PKS reports a patent granted for copper soil‑cultivation tools.
1951
PKS reports a patent for spiral/winding pipes filed.
1952
PKS reports tests of “Gewendeltes Spiralrohr” at TH Stuttgart and copper plough control tests in Linz.
1954
PKS reports the “Heimkraftwerk” was damaged in initial tests due to regulation problems.
1955
PKS reports Leopold Brandstätter published “Implosion statt Explosion.”
1957
PKS reports collaboration with Swarovski and continued home power plant experiments.
1958-09-25
PKS reports he died in Linz after a trip to the USA involving an implosion research contract dispute.
Sources
- PKS biography (English): https://pks.or.at/en/viktor-schauberger/
- PKS biography (German): https://pks.or.at/viktor-schauberger/