Ted Kaczynski
Ted Kaczynski was an American mathematician turned domestic terrorist, known as the Unabomber.
Between 1978 and 1995, he mailed homemade bombs to universities and airlines, killing three and injuring twenty-three.
His manifesto attacking industrial society was published in 1995, leading his brother to identify his writing style and report him to authorities.
Arrested in 1996 at his remote Montana cabin, he died in prison in 2023.
Explosive sent through post
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- domestic terrorismPolitically motivated violence by citizens
- manhuntSearch for a suspect
- forensic linguisticsLanguage analysis for courts
sketch · hoodie · sunglasses · reward · most wanted · arrest · capture · investigation
Violent political intimidator
- bomberExplosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
- murdererOne who unlawfully kills
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
- killerOne who causes death
fugitive · prisoner · supermax · life sentence · conviction · guilty plea · deaths · injuries
Simple wooden dwelling
- MontanaNorthwestern state, fourth-largest
- hermitPerson choosing total seclusion
- isolatedSeparated from others
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
off-grid · solitary · self-sufficient · Lincoln · remote · withdrawal · antisocial · loner
Prestigious Cambridge university
- University of MichiganMajor public research institution
- BerkeleyBay Area university city
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
- professorSenior university teacher
prodigy · PhD · dissertation · geometry · topology · academia · resignation · brilliance
Opposed to modern machinery
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- human freedomState of unrestricted choice
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- publicationIssued written material
wild nature · Washington Post · New York Times · demands · ideology · philosophy · primitivism
Opposition to factory-based economies
- anti-modernismOpposition to contemporary developments
- civilization collapseCatastrophic failure of complex society
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- freedomAbsence of constraint
nature · revolution · collapse
mail bomb
Explosive sent through post
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- domestic terrorismPolitically motivated violence by citizens
- manhuntSearch for a suspect
forensic linguistics · sketch · hoodie · sunglasses · reward · most wanted · arrest · capture · investigation · explosive device
terrorist
Violent political intimidator
- bomberExplosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
- murdererOne who unlawfully kills
- felonSerious crime perpetrator
killer · fugitive · prisoner · supermax · life sentence · conviction · guilty plea · deaths · injuries · victims
cabin
Simple wooden dwelling
- MontanaNorthwestern state, fourth-largest
- hermitPerson choosing total seclusion
- isolatedSeparated from others
wilderness · off-grid · solitary · self-sufficient · Lincoln · remote · withdrawal · antisocial · loner · seclusion
Harvard
Prestigious Cambridge university
- University of MichiganMajor public research institution
- BerkeleyBay Area university city
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
professor · prodigy · PhD · dissertation · geometry · topology · academia · resignation · brilliance · IQ
anti-technology
Opposed to modern machinery
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- human freedomState of unrestricted choice
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
wild nature · publication · Washington Post · New York Times · demands · ideology · philosophy · primitivism
anti-industrialism
Opposition to factory-based economies
- anti-modernismOpposition to contemporary developments
- civilization collapseCatastrophic failure of complex society
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
freedom · nature · revolution · collapse
- Teds & TheodoresTheodore Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt
- Famous DeathsAbraham Lincoln, Julius Caesar, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., Archduke Franz Ferdinand
- anarchismanarchy, anarchism, Emma Goldman, Goldman, anarcho-communism
Ted KaczynskiElon Musk
transhumanist · transhumanists · Steve Jobs · Mark Zuckerberg · Bill Gates
Ted KaczynskiMahatma Gandhi
Martin Luther King Jr. · Nelson Mandela · Desmond Tutu · Cesar Chavez · community organizer
Ted Kaczynskihumanitarian
Helper of suffering people
philanthropist · social entrepreneur · community leader · Mr. Rogers · Jimmy Carter