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Emma Summers
Emma Summers (née McCutchen, 1858 – 1941) was an American Business magnate, oil tycoon in the 1890s and the early years of the twentieth century. Personal life and education Emma McCutchen, whose father was a Bank, banker and local official, was born in Kentucky in 1858. She later attended the New England Conservatory of Music, from which she graduated in 1879. She subsequently married Alpha C. Summers. Emma Summers and her husband eventually settled in Los Angeles, where she taught piano. Career In 1892, soon after taking up residence in the city, she took note of the rising Los Angeles City Oil Field, oil business in Los Angeles. The following year, in 1893, she used $700 that she had earned in her piano teaching business to invest in half ownership of a Oil well, well near her Los Angeles home. Soon developing a keen interest in many facets of the oil business, she educated herself about many phases of it. At first, there were mixed results and occasional setbacks. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OIL QUEEN AOGHS
An oil is any polarity (chemistry), nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of Hydrocarbon, hydrocarbons and is hydrophobe, hydrophobic (does not mix with water) & lipophilicity, lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surfactant, surface active. Most oils are unsaturated lipids that are liquid at room temperature. The general definition of oil includes classes of chemical compounds that may be otherwise unrelated in structure, properties, and uses. Oils may be animal fats, animal, vegetable oil, vegetable, or petrochemical in origin, and may be Volatility (chemistry), volatile or non-volatile. They are used for food (e.g., olive oil), fuel (e.g., heating oil), medical purposes (e.g., mineral oil), lubrication (e.g. motor oil), and the manufacture of many types of paints, plastics, and other materials. Specially prepared oils are used in some religious ceremonies and rituals as purifying agents. Etymology First attested in English 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
