http://blog.magnumphotos.com/2007/10/photo_of_the_week_light_bulbs.html en Copyright 2008 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:13:31 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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.]]> http://blog.magnumphotos.com/2007/10/photo_of_the_week_light_bulbs.html http://blog.magnumphotos.com/2007/10/photo_of_the_week_light_bulbs.html <p>HAA! Love it.</p> http://blog.magnumphotos.com/2007/10/photo_of_the_week_light_bulbs.html#comment-5750 <p>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...</p> http://blog.magnumphotos.com/2007/10/photo_of_the_week_light_bulbs.html#comment-5954 <p>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!</p> http://blog.magnumphotos.com/2007/10/photo_of_the_week_light_bulbs.html#comment-5960 <p>Who is the inventor of the light bulb??</p> http://blog.magnumphotos.com/2007/10/photo_of_the_week_light_bulbs.html#comment-6007 <p>cool shot... i like the life in it.. it seems that it was taken naturally without telling everyone to take a pose. Nice one... </p> http://blog.magnumphotos.com/2007/10/photo_of_the_week_light_bulbs.html#comment-6040 <p>Victor, according to various sources on the web there were a number of scientists who experimented with electrical light before. You can read "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_bulb#History_of_the_light_bulb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The history of the light bulb</a>".</p> http://blog.magnumphotos.com/2007/10/photo_of_the_week_light_bulbs.html#comment-6044 <p>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. </p> <p>by the way: who was behind the idea of that light bulb then?</p> http://blog.magnumphotos.com/2007/10/photo_of_the_week_light_bulbs.html#comment-6080 <p>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...<br /> Lea I think the cross you mention is made of two combs.</p> http://blog.magnumphotos.com/2007/10/photo_of_the_week_light_bulbs.html#comment-6082 <p>Very cool picture! </p> http://blog.magnumphotos.com/2007/10/photo_of_the_week_light_bulbs.html#comment-6221 <p>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.</p> http://blog.magnumphotos.com/2007/10/photo_of_the_week_light_bulbs.html#comment-6371 <p>the crooked cross on the wall is two combs. Cool photo.</p> http://blog.magnumphotos.com/2007/10/photo_of_the_week_light_bulbs.html#comment-7230