Vincent H. Gaddis
The mythical area called the Bermuda Triangle was first mentioned in 1952. It was in an article in Fate magazine by George Sand. He described an area where unusual things happen, but didn't call it the Bermuda Triangle. In 1964 Vincent Gaddis published an article in Argosy Magazine titled "The Deadly Bermuda Triangle" where the notorious name first appeared.
Charles Berlitz ( the linguist). another book with a different title ( something like Invisible Horizons or well, it had Horizons in the title- was penned by Vincent (Gadabout) Gaddis, the noted fishing commentator=- between the two of them they popularized the concept of the Bermuda Triangle.
The first known use of the term "Bermuda Triangle" or "Devil's Triangle" was in a magazine article in a 1964 article that was published in 'Argosy' by Vincent Gaddis called 'The Deadly Bermuda Triangle'. Then in 1974, two books were published, 'The Bermuda Triangle' by Charles Berlits and 'The Devil's Triangle' by Richard Winer. These publications were based on speculation, not science.
The first known use of the term "Bermuda Triangle" or "Devil's Triangle" was in a magazine article in a 1964 article that was published in 'Argosy' by Vincent Gaddis called 'The Deadly Bermuda Triangle'. Then in 1974, two books were published, 'The Bermuda Triangle' by Charles Berlits and 'The Devil's Triangle' by Richard Winer. These publications were based on speculation, not science.
The former- and well-known Fishing commentator of Radio and TV fame- Vincent ( Gadabout) Gaddis, wrote a book about the mystery- called Invisible Horizons, and this popularized the term Bermuda Triangle. It is not known if the Flying Fisherman-as he was known, ever scouted out the area in his Amphibious plane- a Republic Seabee.
AnswerThe first use of the term was in a 1964 article that was published in 'Argosy' by Vincent Gaddis called 'The Deadly Bermuda Triangle'.Then in 1974, two books were published, 'The Bermuda Triangle' by Charles Berlits and 'The Devil's Triangle' by Richard Winer. These books turned out to be very popular and the idea caught on, making this an excellent subject to sell books and magazines. These two books were the source for the popular terms.AnswerIf it was named The Miami Triangle, you would be asking why it is named The Miami triangle, not Bermuda triangle.
The term was first popularized by of all people, the Fishing columnist ( and once very popular on TV and radio) Vincent (Gadabout) Gaddis. He wrote a book called evasive horizons or a similar- maybe invisible Horizons- about the Bermuda Triangle, numerous lost ships and aircraft in the area and so on. Mr. Gaddis in a sense popularized the Bermuda Triangle. He is better known for his radio and tv fishing programs.
The phrase was popularized by the Fishing commentator, Vincent ( Gadabout) Gaddis in his book Invisible Horizons. He later used the phrase in a magazine article in Argosy- an adventure and borderland science type publication appealing to a mixture of the outdoorsman and science-fiction buffs. Se Mionsters, freak accidents, and UFO's fell right into synch- as did the Bermuda Triangle. The Flying Fisherman ( TV and radio show by Gaddis) well, made a Happy landing ( in both sense) with the Bermuda triangle- a profitable carch.
The first use of the term was in a 1964 article with a similar theme that was published in 'Argosy' by Vincent Gaddis called 'The Deadly Bermuda Triangle'. Then in 1974, two books were published, 'The Bermuda Triangle' by Charles Berlits and 'The Devil's Triangle' by Richard Winer. These books turned out to be very popular and the idea caught on, making this an excellent subject to sell books and magazines. These two books were the source for the popular terms.
Vincent Gaddis was born in 1913.
Vincent Gaddis died in 1997.