Photo of the week: Light bulbs
Martin Fuchs
England. Greater Manchester. Salford. Point of Sale. During the Salford Project Martin Parr was attracted to small, old fashioned shops such as Betty's hairdressing salon. 1986. © Martin Parr/Magnum Photos
Thomas Alva Edison, who held approximately 1.500 patents, is often refered to as the inventor of the light bulb. He is not, but he was able to bring an old idea to life. On this day in 1879 he managed to test a light bulb that lasted for 13,5 hours. 356 of his patents dealt with electric lighting and the generation and distribution of electricity. Thank you Thomas Edison.
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Reader comments (11)
HAA! Love it.
Comment posted by Katia Roberts on October 22, 2007
I like this photo a lot. The colors, the ladies expression, the two light bulbs without any decoration. And then there is this tilted kind of cross. Cant really figure out what it actally is...
Comment posted by Lea Kast on October 24, 2007
First time i looked at the picture it didn't really pull me in ... but since i stop by here once a day I took a second, third and fourth look ... now i like it really much and understand why it's the photo of the week. well choosen!
Comment posted by Alex on October 24, 2007
Who is the inventor of the light bulb??
Comment posted by Victor Jouvert on October 24, 2007
cool shot... i like the life in it.. it seems that it was taken naturally without telling everyone to take a pose. Nice one...
Comment posted by traveler's road on October 25, 2007
Victor, according to various sources on the web there were a number of scientists who experimented with electrical light before. You can read "The history of the light bulb".
Comment posted by Martin Fuchs on October 25, 2007
the picture snatches a moment in life 1986 - that's what it makes interesting to me. these old stores are full of history and special (traditional) moments.
by the way: who was behind the idea of that light bulb then?
Comment posted by lenspilot on October 25, 2007
Don't want to be a wet blanket but Edison loved electricity so much that he was also a fervent supporter of the electric chair...
Lea I think the cross you mention is made of two combs.
Comment posted by david ukaleq b. on October 25, 2007
Very cool picture!
Comment posted by Artur on October 27, 2007
Salford! Woohoo!! Forget the concept idea and thoughts behind the picture i used to have to go to places like this with my Gran possibly even visited this particular establishment. Tea rollers and the smell of vintage hair dryers that dried every inch of grans curly perm. Awesome.
Comment posted by Photographer Manchester on October 29, 2007
the crooked cross on the wall is two combs. Cool photo.
Comment posted by Alex Ramadan on November 15, 2007