RIP Albert Hoffman

[Rick Darge]

He died today. 102 years old.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Hofmann

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/international/europe/07hoffman.html

I wonder where we would be today if he never existed..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaG0R2EjFgs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuNaCsbf5W0&feature=related

 

[Roberto B]

well.. the man could experiment his own medicine into an art career instead science..

never the less..

as graeme is used to say.. science enables stories.. stories drive science..

 

[Nathan Buxton]

A shame to lose such a unique mind. Although clearly this is not a tragic death. I'll raise my glass to him.

 

[conrad gaunt]

Thanks to his `science`, I have experienced terror, of the most awful and frightening kind, more times than I care to remember. Had some good ones too.. bye old timer, I forgive you!

 

[Nathan Buxton]

... never had a bad experience myself, everyone should feel the enlightenment.

 

[conrad gaunt]

... never had a bad experience myself, everyone should feel the enlightenment.

The line between enlightenment and enfrightenment is very thin, very thin indeed. Both can be pleasurable, but in opposite directions:w00t: ..

 

[Tom Lowe]

RIP.

My two "encounters" with his science (when I was like 17-21) were pretty amazing and pretty enlightening... not that I would ever do it again!

LSD is kind of like boot camp in the army. Everyone should go through it once. You will come out a different person, for sure.

BTW, you probably have to give him at least a bit of credit for ending the vietnam war and...... woodstock and a lot of 60s and 70s rock.

 

[Greg M]

not to be confused with Abbie Hoffman

 

[chuck colburn]

God bless Albert Hoffman.
Better living thru chemistry.