Albert Hofmann has died at age 102. He was the Swiss chemist who first synthesized Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) at Sandoz Laboratories in Basel back in 1938. Five years later he accidently dosed himself, which resulted in the first ever Acid Trip.
My friend David Normal paid tribute to Albert Hofmann in 2006 on his 100th birthday by creating the wonderful animated short “The Bicycle Ride”.
UPDATE: Here’s more on the death of Albert Hofmann from the New York Times and The Associated Press.
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