People who are into engineering, science, or environmentalism would probably know about Viktor Schauberger. He is the very famous forester, naturalist, inventor, and even philosopher that invented many machines like the actuator that is used in most airplanes and ships today. He is even the one who founded the implosion theory that many people know of nowadays.
This man was born in the year 1885 in Austria and actually came from a family of Austrian foresters whose descendants were the Germanic tribe foresters. Now most of his views were not really accepted by the scientific community and were controversial, many theories became famous. Among his most famous theories is the theory of vortices which was probably the first one he developed.
For this theory, he studied the trout and how this marine creature moved in the water. He questioned how it was possible for a trout to move against the force of the water with only a small flap of their fins. Therefore, he concluded that every fluid motion follows a vortex where in the flow is a circular motion.
He also concluded that these vortices were created automatically by nature it self. He also stated that the structure of water consists of many different layers that create up the vortex where in the water resides. Of course he also discovered that water will go into its densest state when it is cold.
It was from these kinds of ideas that he was able to create a lot of water powered inventions. He made use of the circular motion theory as he created engines for his machines. His most famous inventions were the log flumes, the jet turbine, and of course the actuators.
Before the height of World War II, he met the great dictator of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler. According to history, Hitler was fascinated with his knowledge on agriculture, forestry, theories, and engineering. It was at this point that Schauberger was recruited by Hitler to help in the development of certain machines for the Third Reich. Sometime near the end of the war, he was put in a Nazi concentration camp.
It was only after the Second World War that he was able to get out of the concentration camps. Unfortunately, the US government captured him and detained him because of his association with Adolf Hitler and the German army. All of his drawings, documents, and even inventions were taken away from him until he was eventually released from observation nine months later.
In the early 1950s, Schauberger was released from detention and was finally able to continue his work on his inventions. In 1958, Robert Donner offered him a residence in the US so that he can continue advancing his projects provided that he work together with certain partners in the United States. Unfortunately, the project did not succeed because of disagreements between the partners. Eventually, he just gave up the whole thing and flew back to Austria where he died on September 25.
This man was born in the year 1885 in Austria and actually came from a family of Austrian foresters whose descendants were the Germanic tribe foresters. Now most of his views were not really accepted by the scientific community and were controversial, many theories became famous. Among his most famous theories is the theory of vortices which was probably the first one he developed.
For this theory, he studied the trout and how this marine creature moved in the water. He questioned how it was possible for a trout to move against the force of the water with only a small flap of their fins. Therefore, he concluded that every fluid motion follows a vortex where in the flow is a circular motion.
He also concluded that these vortices were created automatically by nature it self. He also stated that the structure of water consists of many different layers that create up the vortex where in the water resides. Of course he also discovered that water will go into its densest state when it is cold.
It was from these kinds of ideas that he was able to create a lot of water powered inventions. He made use of the circular motion theory as he created engines for his machines. His most famous inventions were the log flumes, the jet turbine, and of course the actuators.
Before the height of World War II, he met the great dictator of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler. According to history, Hitler was fascinated with his knowledge on agriculture, forestry, theories, and engineering. It was at this point that Schauberger was recruited by Hitler to help in the development of certain machines for the Third Reich. Sometime near the end of the war, he was put in a Nazi concentration camp.
It was only after the Second World War that he was able to get out of the concentration camps. Unfortunately, the US government captured him and detained him because of his association with Adolf Hitler and the German army. All of his drawings, documents, and even inventions were taken away from him until he was eventually released from observation nine months later.
In the early 1950s, Schauberger was released from detention and was finally able to continue his work on his inventions. In 1958, Robert Donner offered him a residence in the US so that he can continue advancing his projects provided that he work together with certain partners in the United States. Unfortunately, the project did not succeed because of disagreements between the partners. Eventually, he just gave up the whole thing and flew back to Austria where he died on September 25.
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