The Unabomber is the nickname given to American domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski. He was a mathematics prodigy who embarked on a nationwide bombing campaign targeting people involved with modern technology. In his manifesto, he argued that his bombings were extreme but necessary to attract attention to the erosion of human freedom necessitated by modern technologies. His bombing campaign lasted from 1978 to 1995, during which he killed three people and injured 23 others. Kaczynski was captured in 1996 and is serving a life sentence in prison.
Author Steven Levitt, working with journalist Stephen Dubner, shows how economic theories can be use...
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