The Seesaw and the Shoes

Name: The Seesaw and the Shoes
Genre: Drama, Documentary, History
Released: 1945-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 11 min
Rating: 4
Cast: John Nesbitt, Arthur Space, Helen Dickson, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Sheldon Jett

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.

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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)

Rosemary Foster

Writer

Douglas Foster

Director