Movie, 1945

The Seesaw and the Shoes

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

6.5, 11 min, Drama, Documentary, History, United States of America

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.