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Meet the "Partisan Generation" That Gave You LSD, Conan, and Joseph Campbell

With the recent death of Albert Hofmann, the inventor of LSD, it's a perfect time to travel back in time and assess how Hofmann's generation helped shape their future — in other words, our present day. Luckily the Boston Globe's Joshua Glenn is here to help you sort it all out. In a recent post on his Brainiac blog, Glenn writes about the "Partisan Generation," which includes Hofmann as well as Joseph "The Hero With A Thousand Faces" Campbell. This generation, born 1904-13, also includes a generation of science fiction writers who made SF mainstream. More »

8:20 AM on Thu May 1 2008
By Annalee Newitz
1,124 views, 21 comments

Latest by laughingacademy: He doesn't associate A.E. van Vogt with science fiction? Must not have read Slan. Its the ultimate fanboy fantasy: the hero is a member of a scorned but gifted minority whose parents die to save his life and leave him more »