70 years after first producing LSD, Albert Hoffman died yesterday at 102 years old of a heart attack
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Albert Hoffman
70 years after first producing LSD, Albert Hoffman died yesterday at 102 years old of a heart attack
70 years after first producing LSD, Albert Hoffman died yesterday at 102 years old of a heart attack
from an article linked in the hoffman one regarding computers:
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wired article
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