Connections: A Mind-Altering Drug Altered a Culture as Well

The death last week of Albert Hofmann, the discoverer of LSD, brings several flashbacks to mind.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/05/arts/05conn.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By EDWARD ROTHSTEIN

Ideas & Trends: A Psychedelic ‘Problem Child’ Comes Full Circle

Albert Hofmann, the father of LSD, lived long enough to see his drug brought back into the lab to study as a therapeutic agent.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/weekinreview/04carey.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By BENEDICT CAREY

Albert Hofmann, the Father of LSD, Dies at 102

Mr. Hofmann synthesized LSD in 1938 but did not discover its psychopharmacological effects until five years later, when he accidentally ingested the substance.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/world/europe/30hofmann.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By CRAIG S. SMITH