The Seesaw and the Shoes

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

The Seesaw and the Shoes

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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

John Nesbitt

Narrator

Arthur Space

Arthur Space

Charles Goodyear (uncredited)

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Bit Part (uncredited)