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The Seesaw and the Shoes

The Seesaw and the Shoes

★ 6.5/10•1945•11m•NR•Drama•Documentary•History
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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.

Rosemary Foster · Writer

Douglas Foster · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime11m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 5, 1945

Actors

John Nesbitt

Narrator

Arthur Space

Arthur Space

Charles Goodyear (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Bit Part (uncredited)

Sheldon Jett

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

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