Game-changing innovations that come from an error or accident
Game-changing innovations that come from an error or accident The Psychedelic Nature of LSD What was learned? LSD was first invented in Sandoz Laboratories in Switzerland by Albert Hofmann. But the discovery was not by chance but by derivatives. Hofmann was experimenting with the territory of fungus called ergot. During his five years of studies, Hofmann tried to find a medicine for this fungal called ergot but found out the relative LSD. Once Hofmann made his discovery public to other scientists, he had the challenge of getting accepted. No one had an interest in hearing about LSD. Five years after the discovery, Hofmann once returned home and laid down; he perceived LSD. Hofmann interrupted his studies and found a hallucinogenic effect in 143. Hofmann then “ ingested a small amount and perceived an extraordinary shape with the intense, kaleidoscopic play of colors.” The lesson here is the discovery was not a chance, but the deliverables and the medi...