The Unabomber: The Life and Crimes of Ted Kaczynski, the Domestic Terrorist Responsible for the FBI's Most Expensive Manhunt
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (851 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071DT5GHH |
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| Number of Pages | : | 597 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Unabomber: a great read. Walter Ferguson Ted Kaczynski, alias the Unabomber, had the longest "career" of terrorism using homemade bombs in history. Over almost 20 years, he caused at least 23 injuries and 3 deaths. Here is a man who graduated from Harvard with a PhD. in Mathematics at th e age of 25. He taught math for a couple of years. He wound up in a cabin in Montana where he made his bombs. He published a manifesto, a tirade about how technology is ruining the world, which is why he sent bombs in hope . Four Stars Concise and informative. Well done.. Three Stars The ordinariness of the culprit is scary as is the lack of co-ordination of the American policing system.
Now known almost universally as the "Unabomber Manifesto", it was a long screed against the effects of industry and technology on nature, and the way technology has impacted the psychology and personalities of people in society.. Most Americans old enough to follow the news during the 1990s are instantly familiar with the Unabomber, a name given to the man behind a series of bombs that were periodically mailed or delivered to university professors and airlines, which led to the FBI giving the investigation the codename "UNABOM", an acronym for "University and Airline Bomber". Ultimately, it was Kaczynski who tripped himself up thanks to his insistence that a major media outlet publish his lengthy essay Industrial Society and Its Future. Over nearly 20 years, the Unabomber, as he was dubbed by t