The Seesaw and the Shoes
DramaDocumentaryHistory
★ 6.5/10194511mNR
Director: Douglas Foster
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.
Runtime
11m
Language
English
Released
May 5, 1945
Runtime
11m
Language
English
Released
May 5, 1945
Cast
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