Vincent Hayes Gaddis was an American author and journalist who became prominent for his writings on anomalous and paranormal phenomena. Born in 1913, Gaddis developed a writing style heavily influenced by Charles Fort, focusing on unexplained mysteries, bizarre occurrences, and fringe science. He spent much of his career documenting unusual events that challenged conventional scientific explanations.\n\nGaddis is most famous for coining the phrase "Bermuda Triangle." He first introduced the term in a cover article titled "The Deadly Bermuda Triangle" for the February 1964 issue of the pulp magazine Argosy. In the article, he outlined a series of mysterious disappearances of ships and aircraft in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean, synthesizing various legends and reports into a cohesive, popular mythos.\n\nHe later expanded on these ideas in his 1965 book, Invisible Horizons: True Mysteries of the Sea, which helped cement the legend of the Bermuda Triangle in the global public consciousness. Throughout his career, Gaddis remained a dedicated chronicler of the unexplained, contributing numerous articles to various magazines and publishing books that explored anomalous events. His work played a significant role in shaping mid-20th-century American interest in paranormal mysteries and Fortean phenomena before his death in 1997.
