The Seesaw and the Shoes

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1945

11m

DramaDocumentaryHistory

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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Director

Douglas Foster

Writers

Rosemary Foster

Cast (5)

John Nesbitt

Narrator

Arthur Space

Charles Goodyear (uncredited)

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The Seesaw and the Shoes

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