
The Seesaw and the Shoes
Original title: The Seesaw and the Shoes
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5/5/1945
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0h 11min

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Synopsis
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.
Direction: Douglas Foster
Screenwriter: Rosemary Foster
Cast

John Nesbitt
Narrator

Arthur Space
Charles Goodyear (uncredited)

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Bit Part (uncredited)