The Seesaw and the Shoes
May 5, 1945
11 min
NR
✓ Released 29624 days ago
Drama
Documentary
History
7.0
User Score
1 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Released
Director: Douglas Foster
Runtime: 11 min
Top Cast
John Nesbitt
Narrator
Arthur Space
Charles Goodyear (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Bit Part (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett
One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)
