The Seesaw and the Shoes
Drama | Documentary
0.0
Release Date
May 5, 1945
Duration
11 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Narrator
John Nesbitt
Charles Goodyear (uncredited)
Arthur Space
One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Bit Part (uncredited)
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett
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