Quote of the day
I wish my deadly foe, no worse
Than want of friends, and empty purse.
Albert Hofmann
Born: January 11, 1906
Died: April 29, 2008 (aged 102)
Bio: Albert Hofmann was a Swiss scientist known best for being the first person to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide.
Known for:
- LSD, my problem child (1979)
- Plants of the Gods (1979)
- Hofmann's Elixir: LSD and the New Eleusis (2008)
- The Physics of Synchrotron Radiation (2004)