Robert Lomas is a British writer, physicist and

business studies Business studies, often simply called business, is a field of study that deals with the principles of business, management, and economics. It combines elements of accountancy, finance, marketing, organizational studies, human resource manageme ...

academic. He writes primarily about the history of

Freemasonry Freemasonry (sometimes spelled Free-Masonry) consists of fraternal groups that trace their origins to the medieval guilds of stonemasons. Freemasonry is the oldest secular fraternity in the world and among the oldest still-existing organizati ...

as well as the

Neolithic The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Ancient Greek, Greek 'new' and 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Mesopotamia, Asia, Europe and Africa (c. 10,000 BCE to c. 2,000 BCE). It saw the Neolithic Revo ...

period, ancient engineering, and archaeoastronomy.

Career

Lomas gained a First Class Honours degree in

Electronic Engineering Electronic engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering that emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current flo ...

from the University of Salford before being awarded a PhD for his research into

solid state physics Solid-state physics is the study of rigid matter, or solids, through methods such as solid-state chemistry, quantum mechanics, crystallography, electromagnetism, and metallurgy. It is the largest branch of condensed matter physics. Solid-state p ...

and crystalline structures. From here he went on to work on electronic weapons systems and emergency services command and control systems. He lectured on

Information Systems An information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, store, and distribute information. From a sociotechnical perspective, information systems comprise four components: task, people, structu ...

at the University of Bradford's School of Management. According to his website, Lomas is a regular supporter of the Orkney International Science Festival, having lectured there, chaired sessions, and taken part in the school's support sessions over a period of eight years. Outside of his academic specialities, Lomas has written on various topics, such as the Neolithic period, archaeoastronomy, ancient mysteries, stone monuments, and

megaliths A megalith is a large Rock (geology), stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. More than 35,000 megalithic structures have been identified across Europe, ranging ...

, and on

astronomical Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and their overall evolution. Objects of interest include ...

and astrological topics, as well as the history, ritual, and spiritual journey of

. Elements of his work have been described as "hoaxes" by members of the Freemasonry community. For example, the redaction of a document called "The Masonic Testament" by Lomas and co-author Christopher Knight, in their ''Book of Hiram'' (2003), from fragments of old manuscripts and ritual, has been described as "An invention by the highly imaginative authors ... which has no historical validity". A review from ''The Square'', reprinted on Lomas' website states that ''Turning the Hiram Key'' "should be viewed as an invitation to think, rather than a prescriptive statement".Robert Lomas website
review of ''Turning the Hiram Key'' by Douglas Inglesent, retrieved 5 July 2012.

Bibliography

*The Masonic Tutor's Handbooks #''Volume 1 - The Duties of an Apprentice Master'' Dowager Press (April 2020). #''Volume 2 - Freemasonry - After Covid 19'' Dowager Press (April 2021). #''Volume 3 - Becoming a Craftsman'' Dowager Press (December 2021). *Classics of Masonic Writing #''The Templar Genesis of Freemasonry: Turning The Templar Key Revisited'' Dowager Press (September 2018). *The Complete Works of W L Wilmshurest #''W.L.Wilmshurst - The Ceremony of Initiation: Revisited by Robert Lomas'' Dowager Press (November 2013). #''W.L.Wilmshurst - The Ceremony of Passing: Revisited by Robert Lomas'' Dowager Press (March 2016). *The keys Trilogy #''Turning The Hiram Key: Making Darkness Visible''. Lewis Masonic (April 2005). #''Turning the Solomon Key: George Washington, the Bright Morning Star and the Secrets of Masonic Astrology''. Fair Winds Press (September 2006). #''Turning the Templar Key: The Secret Legacy of the Knights Templar and the Origins of Freemasonry''. Lewis Masonic (October 2007). *''The Pant Glas Children: Welsh Folk Tales Retold for my Children'' Dowager Press (March 2019). *''Freemasonry for Beginners'' Illustrated edition (February 2017). *''The Lewis Guide to Masonic Symbols'' Lewis Masonic (October 2013). *''A Miscellany of Masonic Essays'' Dowager Press (December 2012). *''The Secret Power of Masonic Symbols: The Influence of Ancient Symbols on the Pivotal Moments in History and an Encyclopedia of All the Key Masonic Symbols'' Fair Winds Press (October 2011). *''The Lost Key: The Supranatural Secrets of the Freemasons'' Hodder & Stoughton (June 2011). *''Mastering Your Business Dissertation: How to Conceive, Research and Write a Good Business Dissertation''.

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(February 2011). *''The Secret Science of Masonic Initiation'': Lewis Masonic (June 2009). *''The Secrets of Freemasonry: A Suppressed Tradition Revealed''. Constable and Robinson (May 2006). *''Freemasonry and the Birth of Modern Science''. Fair Winds Press (March 2003). *''The Invisible College: The Royal Society, Freemasonry and the Birth of Modern Science''. Headline Book Publishing (January 2002). *''The Man Who Invented The Twentieth Century: Nikola Tesla, Forgotten Genius of Electricity''. Headline Book Publishing (January 1999).

With Geoffrey Lancaster

*''Forecasting for Sales and Materials Management''. Palgrave Macmillan (29 April 1985).

With Christopher Knight

*''The Book Of Hiram: Freemasonry, Venus and the Secret Key to the Life of Jesus''. Element Books Ltd. (25 January 2004). *''Uriel's Machine: The Ancient Origins of Science''. Century (10 June 1999). *''The Second Messiah: Templars, The Turin Shroud and the Great Secret of Freemasonry'', April 1997 *'' The Hiram Key: Pharaohs, Freemasons and the Discovery of the Secret Scrolls of Jesus''. Century, London (1996).

Translated works of Daniel Owen

*''Rhys Lewis - Daniel Owen: Translated By Robert Lomas''. QCS eBooks (January 2018) *''Daniel Owen's Ten Nights in the Black Lion: A Serial in Seventeen Parts written in 1859'' Dowager Press (October 2020) *''The Seven Sermons of Daniel Owen: Offerings from Solitude (The Works of Daniel Owen)'' Dowager Press (March 2022)

References

External links

Robert Lomas' official website

Bradford University Special Collections

Knight & Lomas official partnership website

The Web of Hiram

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