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INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY AND ITS FUTURE Author: Ted Kaczynski
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- Born: 22 May 1942
- Birthplace: Evergreen Park, Illinois
- Best Known As: The Unabomber
Name at birth: Theodore John Kaczynski
Source: Answers.com
Photo: Michael Gallacher-Missoulian/Gamma Liaison Cover Source: Time Magazine April 15, 1996 In May of 1998 Ted Kaczynksi was sentenced to life in prison for being the "Unabomber," an anti-technology terrorist who in 1978 began a series of sporadic bombings across the United States. His first bomb was found in May of 1978 at the University of Chicago: a package sent through the mail to a professor, it exploded and injured a university police officer.
Over time the bombs became more sophisticated and fatal, but there was still little known about the bomber's identity besides a widely-circulated sketch of a man wearing sunglasses and a hood. In 1994 the Unabomber began demanding publication of his "Manifesto," a 35,000 word document railing against technology.
The document's eventual publication by the mainstream media led David Kaczynski to suspect that his brother Ted was the Unabomber, and he turned him in. Ted Kaczynski was arrested in April of 1996, surprised by federal agents at his one-room shack outside of Lincoln, Montana, where he had been living as a recluse since 1971.
At first he was called the "Junkyard Bomber" because of his crude, hand-fashioned bombs. After 1980 he was dubbed the "Unabomber," a reference to what seemed to be his primary targets: universities and airlines.
Source: Answers.com
Interview with Ted Kaczynski
1967 highlights of Ted Kaczynski while serving in the coveted math teaching post at the University of California-Berkeley. ____________________________________________
Events in Ted Kaczynski's life
Source Sacramento Bee URL: Unabomber Trail Archive
May 22, 1942: Theodore John Kaczynski, born in Chicago suburb of Evergreen Park, Ill., to Wanda and Theodore R. Kaczynski, a sausage maker. His mother brings him up reading Scientific American; his father teaches Ted and his younger brother David how to live outdoors. Spring 1958: After skipping two years in school and showing an aptitude for math and making small explosive devices, Kaczynski graduates from Evergreen Park High School. Spring 1962: Kaczynski graduates from Harvard University, then goes on to master's and doctorate in math from the University of Michigan. Fall 1967: Kaczynski gets a coveted math teaching post at the University of California-Berkeley but quits without explanation in 1969. 1971: Kaczynski is rejected for immigration to Canada and begins writing anti-technology tracts. The Kaczynski brothers buy land near Lincoln, Mont., where Kaczynski later builds his small cabin. 1978: Kaczynski, after trying to reestablish contact with his family in the Chicago area, is fired by his brother for harassing a female employee at the factory where they work. He returns to his cabin. 1979-1996: Kaczynski lives as a hermit, hunting rabbits, growing vegetables, complaining about balky pay phones and worrying about getting rabies from skunks. He borrows small amounts of money from his family. April 3, 1996: Acting on David Kaczynski's suspicions following the publication of the Unabomber manifesto, federal agents arrest Kaczynski at his cabin. He is subsequently indicted in Sacramento and New Jersey for five Unabomber attacks. Jan. 21, 1998: Kaczynski agrees to a plea bargain with the government which will send him to prison for life.
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(Published Jan. 22, 1998)Source URL: Unabomber Trail Archive
