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Musa is a graduate in Economics and Management from Oxford whose interests include philosophy, history drama, poetry and cricket. He joined the VOU in 2003-04 after reviewing an IUS Camp.

From fire to phosphorus

From fire to phosphorus

By |Section: Science|01-Apr-2009

Musa Naqvi runs through the development of chemistry from the ancient Greeks to twentieth century match factories.
When Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gifted it to mankind, Zeus punished him eternally. Chained to a rock, the wily Titan would have …

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