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 book is a staple of the "ancient aliens" genre, following the style of Erich von Däniken. The manna machine
The book suggests a nuclear reactor powered the device and was likely housed within the Ark of the Covenant , explaining the Ark's dangerous "holy" power. While praised for its creative engineering logic, it
💡 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
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
Sassoon and Dale, both engineers, treated the Zohar as an rather than a religious text.