Source Canon
This site prioritizes sources that include original documents, family testimony, patent records, or first‑person recordings. When claims cannot be independently verified, they are preserved as reported and flagged in the discrepancies ledger. The project repository also contains archived PDFs, scans, and screenshots used to corroborate claims.
Primary Biographical Sources
Family memorial (Find a Grave) — George Gergely Merkl Sr.
First-person family account written by daughter Lisa Merkl; includes photographs and dates. Valuable testimony, not an official vital record.
Open source →Patent Records
USPTO / Google Patents
Primary patent records for George G. Merkl and related assignee entities.
Open source →Archives & Repositories
RexResearch Merkl archive
Largest historical repository of Merkl documents, PDFs, and scanned materials.
Open source →Investigations & Independent Analysis
Perry Chapdelaine investigation
Independent inquiry into Chondriana samples (1992–1995).
Open source →Media Repositories
YouTube recordings (IndianaBoys channel)
Primary public video archive for seminars and microscopy footage.
Open source →TeslaTech Global Sciences Congress DVDs
Commercially available recordings of Merkl lectures (1991, 1992, 2000).
Open source →