The Seesaw and the Shoes

Name: The Seesaw and the Shoes
Director: Douglas Foster
Genre: Drama, Documentary, History
Released: 1945-05-05
Rating: 6.9
Cast: John Nesbitt, Arthur Space, Helen Dickson, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Sheldon Jett

05.05.1945

The Seesaw and the Shoes preview

United States05.05.1945DramaDocumentaryHistory0h 11min

description

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.