Remembering the Turbulent Life of a 'Gonzo' Writer. Albert Hofmann. Albert Hofmann (January 11, 1906 – April 29, 2008)[1][2] was a Swiss scientist known best for being the first person to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Hofmann was also the first person to isolate, synthesize, and name the principal psychedelic mushroom compounds psilocybin and psilocin.[3] He authored more than 100 scientific articles and numerous books, including LSD: My Problem Child.[2] In 2007 he shared first place, alongside Tim Berners-Lee, in a list of the 100 greatest living geniuses, published by The Telegraph newspaper.[4] Life and career[edit] Hofmann was born in Baden, Switzerland, the first of four children to factory toolmaker Adolf Hofmann and his wife Elisabeth (born Elisabeth Schenk).
Owing to his father's low income, Albert's godfather paid for his education. When his father became ill, Hofmann obtained a position as a commercial apprentice in concurrence with his studies. Discovery of LSD[edit] Death[edit] History of lysergic acid diethylamide. The psychedelic drug (or entheogen) lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was first synthesized by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann in the Sandoz (now Novartis) laboratories in Basel, Switzerland on November 16, 1938.[1] It was not until five years later on April 16, 1943, that the psychedelic properties were found.[2] Discovery[edit] Albert Hofmann, born in Baden, Switzerland, joined the pharmaceutical-chemical department of Sandoz Laboratories, located in Basel as a co-worker with professor Arthur Stoll, founder and director of the pharmaceutical department.[3] He began studying the medicinal plant squill and the fungus ergot as part of a program to purify and synthesize active constituents for use as pharmaceuticals. ... affected by a remarkable restlessness, combined with a slight dizziness.
At home I lay down and sank into a not unpleasant intoxicated-like condition, characterized by an extremely stimulated imagination. "Bicycle Day"[edit] Bicycle Day Celebration Blotter Harold A. R. Dr. Ken Kesey. LSD and Ecstasy being used to combat cancer anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 14:20 GMT, 23 April 2010 Hallucinogenic drugs including LSD and Ecstasy are being used by doctors in tests to treat conditions including cancer anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Scientists are once again striving to prove that psychedelic drugs can be of medical benefit more than four decades after authorities clamped down on their use for both recreational and research purposes.
There are a handful of studies currently taking place across the U.S. with drugs like LSD, MDMA (Ecstasy) and psilocybin, the main ingredient of 'magic mushrooms'. While the research is still preliminary, early results from a New York University study suggest that participants are less fearful of death and have less general anxiety.
Rick Doblin, executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, said: 'There is now more psychedelic research taking place in the world than at any time in the last 40 years. Watch video of the study: Ernst Jünger. Ernst Jünger (29 March 1895 – 17 February 1998) was a German writer and philosopher. In addition to his political essays, novels and diaries, he is well known for Storm of Steel, an account of his experience during World War I. Early life and family[edit] He married Gretha von Jeinsen (1906–60) in 1925. They had two children, Ernst Jr. (1926–44) and Alexander (1934–93). His brother Friedrich Georg Jünger (1898–1977) was a poet and essayist.
Work[edit] His war experiences are first described in Storm of Steel (German title: In Stahlgewittern) which Jünger self-published in 1920. In the 1920s Jünger published articles in several right-wing nationalist journals, and further novels. Even though he never endorsed the Nazi Party, and indeed kept them at a careful distance, Jünger's Storm of Steel sold well into the six-figure range by the end of the 1930s. In 1927, he moved to Berlin. Jünger left Berlin in 1933; his house was searched by the Gestapo secret police. Death[edit] In fiction[edit]