On Speed: The Many Lives of Amphetamine

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments This book benefited from so much help from so many people over so many years that it is hard to know where to begin to express my gratitude . I owe special thanks to those who have sacrificed their valuable time in commenting on drafts and excerpts, notably Jackie Biro, Mark Cortiula, Larry Diller, David Healy, Chris Kearney, Iain McGregor, Kane Race, Ned Shorter, and, especially, Andy Rasmussen. Those who helped by sharing their expertise and discussing ideas include Caroline Acker, Philippe Bourgois, Joel Braslow, Elizabeth Bromley, Christopher Callahan, Iain Chalmers, Jean-Paul Gaudilliere, Wayne Hall, Harry Marks, Peter Neushul, Scott Podolsky, Hans Pols, Jonathan Sadowski , Jonathan Simon, Peter Steinkamp, John Swann, and Jackie Taylor . Dave Smith kindly sacrificed an entire day for interviewing, for which I am grateful. The substance of the work would not have been possible without the help and forbearance of archivists at the California Institute of Technology, Harvard University, the National Academy of Sciences USA, Rockefeller Archive Center, Tufts University, the University of California at San Francisco, the University of Pennsylvania , several U.S. National Archives and Records Administration facilities , and the United Kingdom National Archives. The research assistance of Larissa Johnson was most helpful in completing the work. I also gratefully acknowledge support from the Biot Fund of the California Institute of Technology, an Arts Faculty Research Grant and Gold Star award from the University of New South Wales, and especially an Australian Research Council Discovery Project grant, number DP0449467. Last, but certainly not least, this work owes its origins to the stimulating discussion and experience offered by John Gregg. ix ...