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The Seesaw and the Shoes

(1945)

May 5, 1945• 0h 11m
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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.

Douglas Foster

Director

Top Billed Cast

JN

John Nesbitt

Narrator

AS

Arthur Space

Charles Goodyear (uncredited)

HD

Helen Dickson

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

FCJ

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Bit Part (uncredited)

SJ

Sheldon Jett

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

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