Bicycle Day Redux: History or Myth?

On the discovery of LSD

Aug 03, 2023

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Historian Alan Piper looks into the history, myths and theories surrounding the chemist Albert Hofmann’s discovery of LSD. This extract is taken from a longer form essay in Bicycle Day and other Psychedelic Essays.

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Alan Piper

Graduate in the History of Ideas. After my graduation, the popular figure of Terence McKenna marked the beginning of the Psychedelic Renaissance. My interest in the psychedelic cultures has prompted me to write and speak on this topic.

Psychedelic Press

Bicycle Day Redux: History or Myth?

On the discovery of LSD

This post is for paid subscribers