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The Seesaw and the Shoes
1945, May 05
0h 11m
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.
Directed by
Douglas Foster
Written by
Rosemary Foster
Arthur Space
Charles Goodyear (uncredited)
John Nesbitt
Narrator
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Bit Part (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett
One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)
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