The Seesaw and the Shoes

Name: The Seesaw and the Shoes
Director: Douglas Foster
Released: 1945-05-05
Rating: 6.5
Cast: John Nesbitt, Arthur Space, Helen Dickson

6.5 1945-05-05 11 min

Drama Documentary History

This short shows how two objects led to important discoveries. Children playing with a seesaw inspire French physician Rene Laennec to invent the stethoscope, and a pair of shoes made of caoutchouc lead Charles Goodyear to discover the process for vulcanizing rubber.

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