Huxley's Road to BNW

  • Aldous Huxley's Birthday

    The day that the author is born.
  • Huxley almost becomes blind

    For 2 years, his eyesight was on the verge of going blind, which jaded his perspective of the world.
  • World War 1 Begins

    Only after 2 days after his birthday, The Great European War starts that changes everything.
  • World War 1 Ends

    The end of the Great War.
  • Antic Hay

    Huxley publishes his first novel.
  • The cell nucleus controls embryonic development

    The cell nucleus controls embryonic development
    Essentially the first instance of nuclear transfer, this experiment showed that the nucleus from an early embryonic cell directs the complete growth of a salamander, effectively substituting for the nucleus in a fertilized egg.
  • Point Counterpoint

    Huxley publishes his second novel. Both novels expressed the despair and disallution following WWI
  • Brave New World

    Brave New World
    Huxley publishes his third book, which becomes one of the most important and revered novels of all time.