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[edit] LSD
Research on LSD peaked in the 1950s and early 1960s.
- This is not true. It is more accurate to say that research became more difficult after drug prohibition. --Viriditas | Talk 18:56, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
[edit] "inventing" LSD
Could what Sandoz did be called "Inventing"? Inventing sounds like they thought "hey, it might be cool to design a hallucinogen" and deliberately created LSD for this purpose. This is not what happened, however. Sandoz was researching analeptics and accidentally stumbled upon LSD's psychological effects.I can't really think of a better word, though, so I'm asking for suggestions on how to make this more accurate.
- Also, I might add to this that Sandoz did not invent LSD, but Albert Hofman accidentally discovered LSD-25 through the study of ergot alkaloids. Albert also was accidentally exposed to this substance, which he relates in letters contained in the noteworthy autobiographical work by Hofman, My Problem Child. Here is a link to the wikipedia article about Hofman: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Hofmann -- it is clearly stated that Hofman found LSD-25 and it is through his discovery that LSD-25 was distributed by Sandoz, which might be one reason they had for hiring him. (-anonymous)
- Furthermore, LSD itself, as differentiated from the non-convulsive refinement LSD-25, was purportedly isolated and named by W. A. Jacobs and L. C. Craig of the Rockefeller Institute of New York. This is from the report of Albert Hofman, and I've no other way of verifying this presently. (-anonymous)
[edit] Saccharin
Why is it mentioned that saccharin was invented in 1899 without any supporting connection between saccharine and Sandoz?
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Sandozlogo.jpg
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