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Robert Lomas is a Welsh writer and academic. His books include those in The Hiram Key series, a biography of Nikola Tesla entitled The Man Who Invented The Twentieth Century, and The Invisible College: The Royal Society, Freemasonry and the Birth of Modern Science. He is a best-selling author on the subject of the history of Freemasonry.

More recently, in April 2005, Lomas released his latest book [Turning The Hiram Key: Making Darkness Visible[www.turningthehiramkey.com], extending his research further on from that presented in The Hiram Key series that was co-authored with Christopher Knight. Turning The Hiram Key is published by Lewis Masonic, a long established firm, founded in 1886, specialising in the publication of Masonic texts.

Although Lomas' chief area of research is on the subject of Freemasonry and science, as a historian he writes also at a professional level on the Neolithic period and archaeoastronomy, ancient mysteries, stone monuments and megaliths, and on both astronomical and astrological data.

According to an interview with Martin Faulks of Lewis Masonic, it is thought by some Brethren that Dr Robert Lomas might be the inspiration for the character of Dr Robert Langdon, in Dan Brown's thriller, The Da Vinci Code.^[1] The book makes reference to Rosslyn Chapel, which is a place long been famous for its possible connections to Freemasonry and its attendant rituals, as publicised by Knight and Lomas in their international best-selling book The Hiram Key.

Whilst writing The Book Of Hiram and as part of his on-going research into the cultural origin of scientific ideas, Lomas established an electronic database of Masonic material named The Web of Hiram, as part of the University of Bradford's Special Collections Library.^[2] Lomas has also made available an online version of William Preston's Illustrations of Masonry at his official website.

In the past, Lomas has worked on electronic weapons systems and emergency services command and control systems. He has now established himself as one of the worlds leading authors on the history of Freemasonry and currently lectures on Information Systems at the University of Bradford's School of Management, one of the UK's leading business schools.

Lomas is said to be a regular speaker on the Masonic lecture circuit and is a regular supporter of the Orkney International Science Festival.

Education

Lomas gained a First Class Honours degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Salford before being awarded a PhD for his research into solid state physics and crystalline structures.

Controversy

Lomas has never been afraid to critize the short-comings of the Masonic hierarchy and has consistently called for reform of its methods of appointing officers, see his article The State of English Freemasonry [3]. This has resulted in many personal attacks on him by those who benefit from the present system. The frequent re-editing of this section is an excellent example of this

Lomas's theories about the origins of Freemasonry have caused a great deal of controversy among Masonic historians. According to MasonicInfo.comThe Hiram Key "is sometimes found under 'Fiction' in Masonic libraries, and critics of The Hiram Key often claim that the authors' scholarship is sloppy, citing several instances in which speculation in early chapters is called established fact in later chapters without the benefit of solid evidence. The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon is particularly critical of Lomas's work, as is Quatuor Coronati Lodge (The lodge of research attached to the United Grand Lodge of England which has always been hostile to Lomas's work). Many individual Masons find Lomas's work interesting and worthy of further study. For example the Grand Lodge of Queensland, in Austrialia, asked him to write a history of Freemasonry for its Masonic Training Module.

Works

The Secrets of Freemasonry: A Suppressed Tradition Revealed, May 2006
Turning The Hiram Key: Making Darkness Visible, April 2005
Freemasonry and the Birth of Modern Science, June 2003
The Invisible College: The Royal Society, Freemasonry and the Birth of Modern Science, Mar 2002
The Man Who Invented The Twentieth Century: Nikola Tesla, Forgotten Genius of Electricity, May 1999
Forecasting for Sales and Materials Management, April 1988

With Christopher Knight

The Book Of Hiram: Freemasonry, Venus and the Secret Key to the Life of Jesus, April 2003
Uriel's Machine: The Ancient Origins of Science, March 1999
The Holy Grail, part of Mysteries Of The Ancient World: The Mysteries of the Ancient World Explored and Explained, June 1998
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, March 1996

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 Lomas has never been afraid to critize the short-comings of the Masonic hierarchy and has consistently called for reform of its methods of appointing officers, see his article The State of English Freemasonry [http://www.knight-lomas.com/index2.html]. This has resulted in many personal attacks on him by those who benefit from the present system. The frequent re-editing of this section is an excellent example of this
-Lomas's theories about the origins of [[Freemasonry]] have caused a great deal of controversy among Masonic historians.  According to [http://www.masonicinfo.com MasonicInfo.com]''The Hiram Key'' "is often found under 'Fiction' in Masonic libraries, and critics of The Hiram Key often claim that the authors' scholarship is sloppy, citing several instances in which speculation in early chapters is called established fact in later chapters without the benefit of solid evidence.  The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon is particularly critical of Lomas's work, as is Quatuor Coronati Lodge (The lodge of research attached to the United Grand Lodge of England).   Many individual Masons disagree, and find Lomas's work interesting and worthy of further study. For example the Grand Lodge of Queensland, in Austrialia, asked him to write a history of Freemasonry for its Masonic Training Module.
+Lomas's theories about the origins of [[Freemasonry]] have caused a great deal of controversy among Masonic historians.  According to [http://www.masonicinfo.com MasonicInfo.com]''The Hiram Key'' "is sometimes found under 'Fiction' in Masonic libraries, and critics of The Hiram Key often claim that the authors' scholarship is sloppy, citing several instances in which speculation in early chapters is called established fact in later chapters without the benefit of solid evidence.  The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon is particularly critical of Lomas's work, as is Quatuor Coronati Lodge (The lodge of research attached to the United Grand Lodge of England which has always been hostile to Lomas's work).   Many individual Masons find Lomas's work interesting and worthy of further study. For example the Grand Lodge of Queensland, in Austrialia, asked him to write a history of Freemasonry for its Masonic Training Module.
 ==Works==

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