1943




Albert Hoffman, a Swiss chemist, discovers lysergic acid diethylamide
in ergot, a mold commonly found growing on damp corn and rye.
LSD is found to effect serotonin in the brain.

"Kaleidoscopic, fantastic images surged in on me, alternating,
variegated, opening and then closing themselves in circles and spirals,
exploding in colored fountains, rearranging and hybridizing
themselves in constant flux..."     A. Hoffman

1800s