Machine | The Manna

The book is a staple of the "ancient aliens" genre, following the style of Erich von Däniken.

The book includes detailed technical illustrations and a publicity model designed by Martin Riches to show how such a machine could physically function. Critical Reception

(1978) is a speculative non-fiction book by George Sassoon and Rodney Dale that proposes a technological explanation for the biblical "manna" that fed the Israelites. The Theory The manna machine

Sassoon and Dale, both engineers, treated the Zohar as an rather than a religious text.

According to their decoding, the machine required a full day of cleaning after six days of operation, which they cite as the origin of the Sabbath rest. The Evidence The book is a staple of the "ancient

It remains a cult classic for those interested in alternative history and biblical mysteries, though physical copies are often rare and expensive on retailers like Amazon UK .

While praised for its creative engineering logic, it was famously featured in New Scientist on April Fools' Day , highlighting its status as an imaginative fringe theory rather than mainstream science. The Theory Sassoon and Dale, both engineers, treated

They hypothesize the machine cultured a hardy form of chlorella algae to produce a nutritious "single-cell protein".