The Manna Machine 💯

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

(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

The authors argue that the "Ancient of Days" described in the Zohar (a Jewish Kabbalistic text) was actually a of extraterrestrial origin. They hypothesize the machine cultured a hardy form

💡 The book is best read as a fascinating "what-if" that applies modern engineering to ancient mythology, rather than a proven historical account. Manna Machine : Sassoon, George, Dale, Rodney - Amazon UK 💡 The book is best read as a

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

They translated descriptions of "heads," "beards," and "eyes" as technical components like tanks, cooling pipes, and monitoring lenses.

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.