The Seesaw and the Shoes

The Seesaw and the Shoes

5/5/1945 0h 11m 0.0/10

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

Helen Dickson

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

Arthur Space

Arthur Space

Charles Goodyear (uncredited)

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Bit Part (uncredited)

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

Narrator

Sheldon Jett

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

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