Nikola Tesla: the inventor, the scientist, the visionary, but who really was the man behind it all? When author Barbara Daddino moves into a Long Island cottage where Tesla himself once lived, it opens up a long and personal history that begins with the town's humble beginnings up until modern day. Barbara ultimately sees Tesla as a man of humanity. Her new biography/memoir Tesla's Cottage: The Lost History of Tesla at Wardenclyffe (And How it was Recovered), explores the brief period of time Tesla spent in the village of Wardenclyffe, all while weaving it with parallels in her own life and uncovering a nearly-forgotten history. 

Tesla's Cottage is not a typical recollection of Tesla's entire life or technological achievements. It documents Tesla's time in Wardenclyffe, as he worked on an experimental transmission tower. Pulled from first-hand sources, including Tesla's own letters, Barbara details the human side of Tesla, his goal for a peaceful and progressive world, and the people and places that he interacted with. It highlights key parts of Tesla's mindset that are often left out of his legacy. 

About Barbara Daddino: Barbara holds an MFA in creative writing from New York University. She has taught English and creative writing at Commack Public Schools and creative writing at NYU as an adjunct. She has also contributed to the Bellevue Literary Review as an associate editor. Her essays and movie reviews have appeared in Newsday and on PBS. She was also a featured guest in two PBS interviews about late-life divorce. She collaborated with Marc Seifer, author of Wizard, the Life and Times of Nikola Tesla on research for Tesla, Wizard at War. She lives with her partner in Shoreham, Long Island, in the former house of Nikola Tesla, overlooking the Sound.