Albert Hofmann
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"I suddenly became [[strange]]ly [[inebriated]]. The external world became changed as in a [[dream]]. Objects appeared to gain in relief; they assumed [[unusual]] dimensions; and colors became more glowing. Even [[self-perception]] and the [[sense of time]] were changed. When the eyes were closed, colored pictures [[flash]]ed past in a quickly changing [[kaleidoscope]]. After a few hours, the not unpleasant [[inebriation]], which had been experienced whilst I was fully [[conscious]], disappeared. what had caused this [[condition]]?" --[[Albert Hofmann]] (''Laboratory Notes'', [[1943]]) | "I suddenly became [[strange]]ly [[inebriated]]. The external world became changed as in a [[dream]]. Objects appeared to gain in relief; they assumed [[unusual]] dimensions; and colors became more glowing. Even [[self-perception]] and the [[sense of time]] were changed. When the eyes were closed, colored pictures [[flash]]ed past in a quickly changing [[kaleidoscope]]. After a few hours, the not unpleasant [[inebriation]], which had been experienced whilst I was fully [[conscious]], disappeared. what had caused this [[condition]]?" --[[Albert Hofmann]] (''Laboratory Notes'', [[1943]]) | ||
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'''Albert Hofmann''' ([[January 11]] [[1906]] – [[April 29]] [[2008]]) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] scientist best known for synthesizing [[lysergic acid diethylamide]] (LSD). Hofmann authored more than 100 scientific articles and wrote a number of books, including ''LSD: My Problem Child''. On [[January 11]] [[2006]], Hofmann became a [[centenarian]], and the occasion of his 100th birthday was the focus of an international symposium on [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]]. | '''Albert Hofmann''' ([[January 11]] [[1906]] – [[April 29]] [[2008]]) was a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] scientist best known for synthesizing [[lysergic acid diethylamide]] (LSD). Hofmann authored more than 100 scientific articles and wrote a number of books, including ''LSD: My Problem Child''. On [[January 11]] [[2006]], Hofmann became a [[centenarian]], and the occasion of his 100th birthday was the focus of an international symposium on [[Lysergic acid diethylamide|LSD]]. | ||
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+ | * [[Drug design]] | ||
+ | * [[Timothy Leary]] | ||
+ | * [[Alexander Shulgin]] | ||
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"I suddenly became strangely inebriated. The external world became changed as in a dream. Objects appeared to gain in relief; they assumed unusual dimensions; and colors became more glowing. Even self-perception and the sense of time were changed. When the eyes were closed, colored pictures flashed past in a quickly changing kaleidoscope. After a few hours, the not unpleasant inebriation, which had been experienced whilst I was fully conscious, disappeared. what had caused this condition?" --Albert Hofmann (Laboratory Notes, 1943) |
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Albert Hofmann (January 11 1906 – April 29 2008) was a Swiss scientist best known for synthesizing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Hofmann authored more than 100 scientific articles and wrote a number of books, including LSD: My Problem Child. On January 11 2006, Hofmann became a centenarian, and the occasion of his 100th birthday was the focus of an international symposium on LSD.
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