The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric light that works by incandescence (a general term for heat-driven light emissions which includes the simple case of black body radiation). An electric current passes through a thin filament, heating it until it produces light. The enclosing glass bulb prevents the oxygen in air from reaching the hot filament, which otherwise would be destroyed rapidly by oxidation. Incandescent bulbs are also sometimes called electric lamps, a term also applied to the original arc lamps.
Statistics
Place: 35 out of 69 Avg (all users): 5.5753 Avg (commenters): 6.5714 Avg (participants): 5.5556 Avg (non-participants): 5.5792 Views since voting: 821 Views during voting: 349 Votes: 219 Comments: 7 Favorites: 0
I like the photo, particularly the colour. The DoF does not include the base of the bulb which is a shame. On a Scientific not the title frustrated me as there is no incandescence in the photo - the only light is from the florescence!
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
Photographer found comment helpful.
