My Inventions and Other Writings
Nikola Tesla(1856-1943) was born in Smiljan (modern-day  Croatia). He emigrated to America in his youth and became a naturalized  citizen in 1891. Tesla lived out the last ten years of his life at the  Hotel New Yorker in solitude. He died in debt despite his numerous  contributions and patents.Samantha Huntis the author of two novels, includingThe  Invention of Everything-about an imagined period in Tesla's life- which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize. She lives in Tivoli, New  York.