Myron Stolaroff

Russian born inventor, founded Ampex, the first manufacturer of magnetic tape-recording equipment, supposedly based on German equipment Stolaroff acquired in WWII.

Stolaroff retired and concentrated on LSD research, founding the International Foundation for Advanced Study, and leading seminars at the Esalen Institute.
(Anderson, Walter Truett, The Upstart Spring, Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1983, pg 72)

"Stolaroff was born in Roswell, New Mexico on August 20, 1920. He received a B.A. and then, in 1942, a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford. After working for the Navy's Bureau of Ships during World War II, he pioneered in the magnetic recording field at Ampex.
"He and others in 1960 opened the International Foundation for Advanced Studies, researching LSD and mescaline reactions until the mid-1960s. During the 1970s, he was general manager of Multi-Media Productions in the San Francisco Bay area. Currently, he has retired to write." (Stafford, Peter, Introduction to Psychedlic Musings)
Turned on to LSD by Alfred Hubbard, Stolaroff continued his studies privately after LSD and other drugs were criminalized. During his latter days at Ampex, he tried to use LSD to stimulate the creativity of the employees. He chronicles his experiences in Thanatos to Eros: 35 Years of Psychedelic Exploration, Thaneros Press, 1994. Former director and current secretary of the Albert Hoffman Foundation. Special consultant to the Heffter Research Institute.
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