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William Bates creates eye improvement method
William created the Bates Method, which were a series of treatments that improve eye sight. After many years, Huxley was given this treatment when he was 45. Huxley had poor vision due to a disease, he stated that the treatment actually improved his vision. Society: Many reported that his methods worked, but some also reported it false. http://www.visionsofjoy.org/AboutBates.htm -
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Italian Diaspora
Mass Italian emigration. Before the wars, the many left due to poverty. After both the wars, the declining economies made the emigration continue because of the mass poverty. Huxley thought one of the reasons was because of the dictator-like society. Human/Env: Population decline
Social: Diversity within the arriving country
Cultural: Cultural blend within cultures within arriving country Where: Italy to across the globe (Argentina, USA, etc) http://www.european-emigration.com/it/ -
Julia Huxley's death
The death of Huxley's mother was tragic for Huxley. Huxley was mature at the age of 14, and was well educated. He handled the death of his mother very well, but he started to have philosophical thoughts about the human fragility. All of his satirical books (all of them) seem serious and sadistic due to his mother's death. http://somaweb.org/w/huxbio.html -
Henry Ford's T model is created
Automobiles were Human-Environmental: Use of charcoal was lessened, reducing air pollution.
Economics: New type of good to be added to the market http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook35.asp -
2nd Industrial Revolution slows down
Many low-waged workers were replaced by machinery. Huxley believed that industrial tech was slowing, but knew that inventions were being made quickly. Human-Environmental:
Automobiles were better for the environment than charcoal-fueled machines, but still spouted amount large amounts of pollution. Chemical waste is also being produced due to the introduction of electric-fueled factories. Economics:
Goods were being produced fast in factories. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook35.asp -
Huxley is afflicted with an eye disease
Because of the disease, Huxley's draft for World War I was revoked. He was also forced to change his science major to literature due to incapability. He was close to blindess, and it affected his physical abilities to write books and read novels. Events like this game him a sense of transience of happiness and fragility of humanity. Where: Attendance in Eton College in London. http://somaweb.org/w/huxbio.html -
Huxley starts job job at magazine publishing
Huxley first worked for a magazine publisher. He wrote novels and poems while he was on his full time shift. Because of this, he knew about many global events, and helped incorporate these events in his poems. http://somaweb.org/w/huxbio.html -
Ernest Rutherford: Cells and atoms
Ernest Rutherford infers the nucleus and atomic structure by observing alpha scattering. In Brave New World, Rutherford is one of the idols of the utopian society. In Huxley's vision, Rutherford is the person who helped create genetic engineering. Where: Cambridge University, Britain http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1908/rutherford-bio.html -
World War I ends (Treaty)
The economy of England went into a recession after the war. Huxley writes Antic Hay dedicated to the post World War I era. He satirizes the lifeless people looking for love, money, and companionship, since many middle classmen were behaving similarly. His satire helped some realize that they should not wait to be helped, but take action themselves. Social: Working class as "lost".
Economics: Weapons were a cause of a booming economy, but after the war, it declined http://www.firstworldwar.com/ -
Benito Mussolini's occupation in Italy
Huxley moved to Italy during Mussolini's occupation. His rule influenced Huxley's utopian society in Brave new World, as his fascist society was like a dystopia. Politics: Italy was under a dictator
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Brave New World is published
Huxley is best known for Brave New World. Huxley, being a parapsychologist, analyzes the world around him. He analyzes society, culture, ethics, and humanity. Before he started writing with those motifs, his novels were only satirical and not sadistic. Where: London -
World War II Ends
Before the war started, Huxley moved to Italy, then to the US to avoid getting caught in the middle. Huxley was an internationalist; he believed that people should come together just because of the similarity that they are humans. Economics: Economic boom with weapons, decline afterwards
Environment: Population decline, nuclear effects http://www.pbs.org/perilousfight/timeline/ -
Medical science: psychedelic drugs
Psychedelic drugs, such as LSD, is used in many therapy treatments. Huxley often wrote about "happy" drugs prior to his drug use. He found that it is exactly like what he described in his books. Culture: Psychedelic drugs start to be used for recreational purposes. Where: First world countries http://www.drugpolicy.org/facts/drug-facts/salvia-and-psychedelics -
Maria, Huxley's first wife, dies
After her death, Huxley remarries a year later. This shows he that he had prejudices towards women (other prejudices are also shown in his writing). Society: Women were considered inferior to men Source: "Aldous Huxley: A Life in the Mind" -
[[[Note about this timeline]]]
-There is no event that actually starts in January 1 in this timeline. It is a placeholder date for general time frames. -Descriptions may be brief due character limitations. -The books mentioned are Antic Hay (1922) and Brave New World (1932).