... some of the greatest scientist of the 18th to the early 20th century, tried artificial incubation of chicken eggs, and failed.
the Egyptians had success at artificial incubation, and they had a secret, passed down from one generation, to the next
the Egyptian Secret
... the Egyptian Secret, is a fascinating story of local knowledge, the means by which traditional knowledge is passed from one generation to the next, scientific inquiry, military spies, economic and industrial espionage.
Once the Egyptian secret was known, it not only led to fabulous fortunes for the owners of chicken hatcheries in Europe and North America, but it had a subtle and yet profound influence on the medical community, and helped spur the drive towards evidence-based care, especially for preterm and critically ill newborn babies. And has, over the years, saved, and continues to save the lives of countless millions of newborn babies, worldwide.
In addition, the art and sciences of artificial incubation have undoubtedly improved human nutrition, notably protein intake, and the abundant availability of eggs and chickens, remains a potent means by which food scarcity can be address locally, by way of local production.
But, Europeans were failing, the Egyptians were having success, and they had a secret.
This the fascinating story of how the British sent a military spy, who spent over two years in Egypt, trying to figure out what they knew that had eluded some of the greatest scientists on the British Iles, and the European mainland.
This singular story examines and documents one of the most significant examples of military spying, economic and industrial espionage, in all of human history.
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