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  1. origins.osu.edu › milestones › april-2013-albertAlbert Hofmann Discovers LSD - Origins

    His discovery of the new drug’s profoundly psychoactive effects was one of the more famous accidents in the history of science. A 1951 vial of LSD manufactured by Sandoz Laboratories, Albert Hofmann’s employer. Immersed in the complex process of synthesizing the drug, Hoffman accidentally allowed a droplet of LSD to dissolve onto his ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Albert_HofmannAlbert Hofmann - Wikipedia

    Albert Hofmann (11 January 1906 – 29 April 2008) was a Swiss chemist known for being the first to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Hofmann's team also isolated, named and synthesized the principal psychedelic mushroom compounds psilocybin and psilocin . [ 1 ]

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  4. www.theatlantic.com › health › archive'Apparently Useless': The Accidental Discovery of LSD

    Sep 9, 2014 · It was a Friday in the middle of a world war, April 16, 1943. Hofmann was in the final stage of synthesis of just a few centigrams of the material, the part where the LSD crystallized into a salt ...

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  5. www.scientificamerican.com › article › lsd-finds-itsTurn On, Tune In, Drop Out--and Accidentally Discover LSD ...

    May 17, 2013 · Potency However, LSD-25 didn’t pass into oblivion; Albert Hofmann could not stop thinking about the substance. “I had a strange premonition that this drug might have additional effects to ...

  6. www.wired.com › 2010/04/0416hofmann-discovers-lsdApril 16, 1943: Setting the Stage for World's First Acid Trip

    Apr 16, 2010 · 1943: Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the psychedelic properties of LSD. Hofmann, a Swiss chemist, was researching the synthesis of a lysergic acid compound, LSD-25, when he inadvertently ...

  7. historycooperative.org › who-invented-lsdThe Psychedelic Pioneer: Who Invented LSD and Changed Minds ...

    Feb 14, 2024 · LSD, or lysergic acid diethylamide, was first synthesized by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann. The accidental discovery of LSD's psychoactive effects was a significant event that had a profound impact on the fields of psychiatry, psychology, and the broader cultural landscape. Who Invented LSD? The story of LSD, a potent psychedelic, begins with Swiss chemist Albert

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  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_LSDHistory of LSD - Wikipedia

    t. e. The psychedelic drug (or entheogen) lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was first synthesized on November 16, 1938, by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann in the Sandoz laboratories in Basel, Switzerland. [ 1 ] It was not until five years later on April 19, 1943, that the psychedelic properties were found. [ 2 ]

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