The Seesaw and the Shoes
The Seesaw and the Shoes

The Seesaw and the Shoes

1945-05-0511mDrama, Documentary, History
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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.

DirectorDouglas Foster

WritersRosemary Foster

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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)

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Details

LanguageEnglish

Production companiesMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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