Aldous Huxley Life By corm Jan 1, 1908 First wife dies May 22, 1908 Henry Ford created Model T Dec 11, 1908 Mother dies Jun 17, 1914 brother commits suicide Jul 28, 1914 WWI begins Jan 9, 1916 Huxley works at magaizne publishing company Dec 1, 1916 diagnosied with eye disease Apr 19, 1920 Aldous has son, Matthew Dec 23, 1920 Huxley works in tech. advanced chemical plant Jan 1, 1932 BNW published