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Nikola Tesla Images and Photographs
Images and photographs of, or related to, Nikola Tesla
Diagram showing ultra-short waves penetrating the heaviside layer surrounding the earth
By using ultra-short waves, science expects to penetrate the heaviside layer, or gaseous medium surrounding the earth, and establish radio communication with Mars and other distant planets, as shown in drawing above.