# Lawson — The World Set Free character guide

> Lawson in The World Set Free by H. G. Wells.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0008-v

## Who they are

An acquaintance of Barnet's.

## Relationships

### [Young Holsten](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/characters/young_holsten)

_professional_

Lawson mentors Young Holsten in scientific research, guiding his work on revolutionary energy technologies.

### [Young Holsten](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/characters/young_holsten)

_professional_

Lawson mentors Young Holsten in scientific research, guiding his work on revolutionary energy technologies.

## In the story

### [§ I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_world_set_free_se/chapters/i)

An old schoolfellow of Holsten's, encountered on Hampstead Heath. He is more concerned with his dog than with Holsten's monumental discovery, illustrating the gap between scientific breakthrough and public understanding.

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