At the beginning of the 20th century, NikolaTesla proposed using huge coils to transmit electricity through the troposphere to power homes.
早在20世纪初，尼古拉·特斯拉就提出利用巨型线圈，通过大气对流层将电输送到千家万户。
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Famed inventor NikolaTesla, for example, was among those who dreamed of capturing and using electricity from the air.
例如，著名的发明家尼古拉·特斯拉就曾经提出过从大气中捕获电流并加以应用的设想。
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By the 1890s, NikolaTesla had demonstrated that not just magnetic fields but also electromagnetic waves themselves could transmit power-and over far greater distances.