Albert hofmann this is the story of lsd told by a concerned yet hopeful father, organic chemist albert hofmann. Albert hofmanns lsd photos view all photos 3 movie info. Martin witz 2011 from wonder drug to problem child, the substance captures the development of lsd from its discovery by swiss chemist alfred hofmann in 1943 to its ban in california in 1966. This documentary explores the history of the drug lsd, as a chemical compound discovered by albert hofmann in 1943 in the basel chemistry lab. He traces lsds path from a promising psychiatric research medicine to a recreational drug sparking hysteria and prohibition. The story of a drug its discovery in the basel chemistry lab. Discount prices on books by albert hofmann, including titles like deutsche bauzeitung, 1902, vol. At 37, with closecropped hair and rimless glasses, hofmann headed the companys research program to develop marketable drugs out of natural products. Hofmann was also the first person to isolate, synthesize, and name the principal psychedelic mushroom compounds psilocybin and psilocin. Roling, hanspeter muller, mario scarabelli, albert hofmann. However, its hallucinogenic effects were unknown until 1943 when hofmann accidentally consumed some lsd. Here was the first known substance that produced psychic effects from dosages so tiny they were measurable only in micrograms. Albert hofmann, lsd and the quest for the alchemical philosophers stone german, simultaneous translation gereng originally, alchemy was a holistic system of methods for the physical, psychological and mental transformation, which is.
Hofmann authored more than 100 scientific articles and wrote a number of books, including lsd. A lbert hofmann, a chemist working for sandoz pharmaceutical, synthesised 1 lsd for the first time in 1938, in basel, switzerland, while looking for a blood stimulant. Albert hofmann biography childhood, life achievements. Hofmann, a swiss chemist, was researching the synthesis of a lysergic acid. Lsd love sex aur dhokha 2010 webrip hindi 720p x264 aac 5. Albert hofmann was born in baden, switzerland, on january 11, 1906. The search for the manchurian candidate want to know. We see how it was experimented with in psychology and on the street, where it became the psychedelic symbol of the hippie movement. Englishgerman online dictionary developed to help you share your knowledge with others. It was later found that an oral dose of as little as 25 microgrammes equal in weight to a. Illustration of albert hofmann by jakob krattiger, 2004 excerpt from. Albert hofmann accidentally discovers the psychedelic properties of lsd. These subtitles in english language may be downloaded for free as a.
Albert hofmann s lsd trailer deutsch german hd kinostart. He was hard at work in his laboratory that warm april day when a wave of dizziness suddenly overcame him. Drug films are films that depict either drug distribution or drug use, whether as a major theme or in a few memorable scenes. Albert hofmann made an extraordinary discoveryby accident. He realizes that he is dealing with a powerful molecule that will have an impact not only on the scientific world. The substance is an investigation into our troubled relation with lsd.
Links to this dictionary or to single translations are very welcome. Albert hofmann 11 january 1906 29 april 2008 was a swiss scientist known best for being the first known person to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide lsd. The substance albert hoffmans lsd 2011 german webrip xvid mp3 vxt 1. Hofmann never said, beyond calling it a peculiar presentimentthe feeling that this substance could possess properties other than those established in the first investigations. Thirteen years later, a brief article in a local paper caught his eye. Albert hofmann, the swiss scientist who discovered the psychedelic drug lsd lysergic acid diethylamide, turns 100 years old on wednesday. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7.
He spent much of his childhood outdoors, and grew up with a very deep connection with nature. German football comedy streaker racks up deals for mappeal exclusive 04 may 2018 screendaily. By coincidence rather then by design the swiss chemist albert hofmann makes a sensational discovery in the spring of 1943. The substance is an investigation into our troubled relation with lsd, told from its beginnings until today.
Albert hofmann while this book does share some of the background on the development of lsd and investigations into other natural physchedelics by hofmann et. Albert hofmann january 11, 1906 april 29, 2008 1 2 was a swiss scientist best known for having been the first to synthesize, ingest and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide lsd. This documentary explores the history of the drug lsd, as a chemical compound discovered by albert hofmann in. The father of lsd dr albert hofmann was an anonymous swiss chemist then he inadvertently created the mindaltering psychedelic drug that would shape popular culture for generations. There is a vast literature running back for thousands of years which describes psychedelic experiences, long before 1938, when albert hofmann first synthesized dlysergic acid dyethylamide. See more ideas about psychedelic, psychedelic art and lsd 25. Albert hofmann undertook a selfexperiment that both confirmed the results of his earlier psychoactive experience and revealed a fascinating new discovery. Bicycle day 2019 and the history of lsd synergetic press.
Albert hofmanns discovery of lsd, the most potent mindexpanding substance ever found, was an event of multiple synchronicities it occurred in 1943 in switzerland, a neutral country, within months of the building of the atomic bomb as if it was to be a kind of psychospiritual healing antidote to mass death weapons. Offizieller deutscher kinotrailer zu dem film the substance albert hofmann s lsd. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Drug cinema ranges from the ultrarealistic to the utterly surreal. Fractions of a milligram are enough to turn our framework of time and space upside down. Albert hofmann books list of books by albert hofmann. Father of lsd celebrates 100th birthday swi swissinfo. More information contains translations by tu chemnitz and mr honeys business dictionary germanenglish. Subsequent experiments conducted by hofmann on himself and fellow scientists would prove almost spiritual in magnitude, creating a cultural phenomenon that would remain a source of questions and. Hofmann, lsd mein sorgenkind, munich 2004, page 29.
Centenarian alfred hofmann tells us about his first awful experience. Albert hofmann, the brilliant swiss chemist, philosopher, author, and retired director of the pharmaceuticalchemical research laboratories of sandoz ltd. Documentary biography history in 1943, the year in which the first abomb was built, albert hofmann discovered lsd, a substance that was to become an abomb of the mind. His father was a poor toolmaker in a factory and they lived in a rented apartment. In 1943, the year in which the first abomb was built, albert hofmann discovered lsd, a substance that was to become an abomb of the mind.
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