Albert Ringier
Names: Albert RingierRingierDoctor
First appears in Book 2: The Dark Forest, chapter 2 (Year 3, Crisis Era)
Appearances
What you know
Book 2: The Dark Forest
- Ch 2Astronomer called a second Carl Sagan, who resents the military's requisition of Hubble II and holds 12.5 percent of its observation time.
- Ch 3Ringier is the astronomer leading Hubble II's testing; he confirms the brush is the Trisolaran Fleet.
- Ch 4Ringier explains that light from the fleet's snow-patch passage will take four more years to reach Earth, as Earth is outside the light cone.
- Ch 4Ringier explains Earth's position hasn't been revealed to third-party observers; a star's position can be conveyed via a pattern of about thirty neighboring stars.
- Ch 4Ringier credits General Fitzroy, not himself, for observing the Trisolaran Fleet's flight path, though reporters credit him.
- Ch 5Ringier identifies the ten extra wakes as small probes, each about one ten-thousandth the size of a warship.
- Ch 6Ringier and Fitzroy lived into their eighties and used Hubble III to observe Trisolaris but died before the Trisolaran Fleet crossed the third patch of snow.
Connections
- related toGeneral Fitzroymilitary requisitioner pressing him for helpRingier reluctantly follows Fitzroy's orders
- related toHubble II Space Telescopeastronomer associated with Hubble II's observation of Trisolaris
- ally ofLuo Jiadvises him on astronomy
- related toLuo Jiprovided star positioning method to Luo Ji
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 2Final Hubble II launch
Ringier and astronomers watch the eleventh launch of Hubble II components from a distant spot. He argues with Fitzroy about military use and public expectations.
- Book 2 · Ch 3Hubble II discovers the Trisolaran Fleet
Pushed by Fitzroy, Ringier's team turns Hubble II toward Trisolaris and finds the dust wake of about a thousand ships, confirming the invasion fleet is real.
- Book 2 · Ch 4Fitzroy awaits the snow patch
Fitzroy visits the Hubble II control center expecting the second snow patch crossing, but Ringier explains the light will take four years to arrive.
- Book 2 · Ch 4Move underground and consultation with Ringier
Luo Ji relocates to a deep underground facility with heavy security and questions Ringier about hiding or revealing star positions, choosing star 187J3X1 for a position pattern. He requests a video Wallfacer hearing.
- Book 2 · Ch 5Probes discovered in Trisolaran fleet
Hubble II reveals ten fast probes launched by the Trisolaran Fleet, which will arrive decades ahead of it. Fitzroy links the launch date to Luo Ji's hearing and concludes Luo Ji is vital.