Iwan Rhys Morus
@irmorus.bsky.social
Professor of History. Historian of Science.
Machlud haul yn Aberystwyth/Aberystwyth sunset.
October 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Machlud haul yn Aberystwyth/Aberystwyth sunset.
I just missed out on the first printing - sold out by the time I ordered a copy. Still got mine on the 15th though, it seems!
September 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I just missed out on the first printing - sold out by the time I ordered a copy. Still got mine on the 15th though, it seems!
I spent some of the morning being interviewed about Harry Grindell Matthews, Death Ray inventor. Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly) topical as it turns out. So watch this space.
September 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I spent some of the morning being interviewed about Harry Grindell Matthews, Death Ray inventor. Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly) topical as it turns out. So watch this space.
I think we’ve stumbled onto the lost city of R’lyeh!
August 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I think we’ve stumbled onto the lost city of R’lyeh!
It seems Pepper’s Ghost is alive and kicking.
August 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It seems Pepper’s Ghost is alive and kicking.
At the Eisteddfod last week. Talking about how thinking about the future needs to start with history.
August 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
At the Eisteddfod last week. Talking about how thinking about the future needs to start with history.
Dewch yn llu/Come along! Dathlu degawd o'r gyfres Gwydonwyr Cymru/Celebrating a decade of the Scientists of Wales series.
Os fyddwch chi yn yr Eisteddfod ddydd Llun, dyma'r lle i fod/If you're at the Eisteddfod on Monday, here's where you should be:
Os fyddwch chi yn yr Eisteddfod ddydd Llun, dyma'r lle i fod/If you're at the Eisteddfod on Monday, here's where you should be:
July 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Dewch yn llu/Come along! Dathlu degawd o'r gyfres Gwydonwyr Cymru/Celebrating a decade of the Scientists of Wales series.
Os fyddwch chi yn yr Eisteddfod ddydd Llun, dyma'r lle i fod/If you're at the Eisteddfod on Monday, here's where you should be:
Os fyddwch chi yn yr Eisteddfod ddydd Llun, dyma'r lle i fod/If you're at the Eisteddfod on Monday, here's where you should be:
The chillies are doing OK.
July 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The chillies are doing OK.
We’re here. And guess who else is here too!
July 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
We’re here. And guess who else is here too!
Here it is in hard copy at last:
July 22, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Here it is in hard copy at last:
Cat enjoying the sunshine - and no, that’s not one of the best kept bits of the garden!
July 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Cat enjoying the sunshine - and no, that’s not one of the best kept bits of the garden!
A century and a half or so ago, electric jewellery was all the rage. Plus ca change and all that ...
June 30, 2025 at 11:36 AM
A century and a half or so ago, electric jewellery was all the rage. Plus ca change and all that ...
Our 10 yr old recognizes the good life when she sees it.
June 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Our 10 yr old recognizes the good life when she sees it.
And now a thaumatrope. This is getting very early 19th-century illusions!
June 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
And now a thaumatrope. This is getting very early 19th-century illusions!
I’ve just been reading the ‘How to Build a Kaleidoscope’ in our youngest’s science experiments book. Sir David Brewster’s ghost would be very unhappy! Still going to make one though.
June 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I’ve just been reading the ‘How to Build a Kaleidoscope’ in our youngest’s science experiments book. Sir David Brewster’s ghost would be very unhappy! Still going to make one though.
I've finished my chapter on the kaleidoscope. OK, let me rephrase that slightly: I've finished a decent(ish) first draft of my chapter on the kaleidoscope!
May 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I've finished my chapter on the kaleidoscope. OK, let me rephrase that slightly: I've finished a decent(ish) first draft of my chapter on the kaleidoscope!
Absolutely. This is another fantastic image. Funnily enough, lots of Victorian authors of scientific romance used some kind of electrically-generated anti-gravitation device to propel spaceships in their stories.
May 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Absolutely. This is another fantastic image. Funnily enough, lots of Victorian authors of scientific romance used some kind of electrically-generated anti-gravitation device to propel spaceships in their stories.
A pink sky worm a few minutes ago, winding over the Ystwyth valley.
May 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A pink sky worm a few minutes ago, winding over the Ystwyth valley.
William Fothergill Cooke, co-patentee of the electromagnetic telegraph, 219 years old today.
"In case of dangerous riots or popular excitement, the earliest intimation thereof should be conveyed to the ear of Government alone, and a check put to the circulation of unnecessary alarm."
"In case of dangerous riots or popular excitement, the earliest intimation thereof should be conveyed to the ear of Government alone, and a check put to the circulation of unnecessary alarm."
May 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
William Fothergill Cooke, co-patentee of the electromagnetic telegraph, 219 years old today.
"In case of dangerous riots or popular excitement, the earliest intimation thereof should be conveyed to the ear of Government alone, and a check put to the circulation of unnecessary alarm."
"In case of dangerous riots or popular excitement, the earliest intimation thereof should be conveyed to the ear of Government alone, and a check put to the circulation of unnecessary alarm."
Jelly cheesecake by @amandarees.bsky.social . Who knew such things existed!
May 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Jelly cheesecake by @amandarees.bsky.social . Who knew such things existed!
Look what @amandarees.bsky.social got me! You can all look forward (if that’s the right term) to random comments soon ….
May 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Look what @amandarees.bsky.social got me! You can all look forward (if that’s the right term) to random comments soon ….
In other news, it’s a nice day in gorllewin Cymru. Or our back garden anyway.
April 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In other news, it’s a nice day in gorllewin Cymru. Or our back garden anyway.
It’s not quite warm enough, but I can just smell the scent of the gorse wafting down the hill behind our house.
April 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
It’s not quite warm enough, but I can just smell the scent of the gorse wafting down the hill behind our house.