In 1898 he proposed a "world system" of giant towers that would form both a global wireless communications network and a means of delivering electricity over large areas without wires.

1898年，他提出了一种巨型广播塔的“全球系统”，巨型广播塔既能形成全球无线通讯网络，又能成为给没有电线的广大区域提供电力的一种举措。

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A world without electric lights. Without electricity.

一个没有电灯的世界。没有电的世界。

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More than one and a half billion people around the world live without electricity.

全世界超过15亿人的生活中仍然没有电力。

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More than one and a half billion people around the world live without electricity.

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In a world in which our electricity is delivered without the whirr of a wind turbine, we need to be more creative about getting consumers to pay attention to energy use.

FORBES: Paying Attention To Energy Use