Charles Fort

Charles Fort (1874-1932) was a researcher and author known for his writing on occult, supernatural, and paranormal occurrences. Fort's work has influenced over a century of pop culture and science fiction, from Ripley's Believe It or Not! to the X-Files series. An influential author who is widely credited with the invention of the word "teleportation" and who helped to define the term "paranormal," Fort's legacy includes the International Fortean Organization (INFO) and the magazine Fortean Times.