The Seesaw and the Shoes
6.5/1019450h 11m
Released
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.
Director: Douglas Foster
Cast
John Nesbitt
Narrator
Arthur Space
Charles Goodyear (uncredited)
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Helen Dickson
One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Bit Part (uncredited)
S
Sheldon Jett
One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)
