Widnall
First appears in Book 3: Death's End, chapter 60 (Broadcast Era, Year 8 Fate’s Choice)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 3: Death's End
- Ch 60Widnall is the astronomer on Observation Unit #1; he believes issuing a photoid warning would needlessly torment billions for twenty-four hours.
Connections
- member ofRingier-Fitzroy Station
- ally ofVasilenkodiscovered Trisolaran lightspeed ship trails together
Key moments
- Book 3 · Ch 60Discovery of curvature propulsion trails
Observing the ruined Trisolaran system, Widnall and Vasilenko find transparent bubbles, realize they are lightspeed trails, and send an alarm-level report to Fleet Command and the PDC, which leaks and sparks panic.