Hofmann’s work on ergot led him down a route of isolating and synthesizing its compounds. The main focus was on making a respiratory and circulatory stimulant. Both men had been sooner or later dismissed from Harvard but went on to become symbols with the psychedelic drug and hippie counterculture. Encyclopaedia https://medium.com/@LsdWorld/the-future-of-lsd-research-and-potential-medical-uses-40ebd16dd150