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The Seesaw and the Shoes

The Seesaw and the Shoes

MAY 5, 1945 · 11 MIN · DIR. DOUGLAS FOSTER

DramaDocumentaryHistory

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.

Cast

  • John Nesbitt

    Narrator

  • Arthur Space

    Arthur Space

    Charles Goodyear (uncredited)

  • Helen Dickson

    One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

  • Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

    Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

    Bit Part (uncredited)

  • Sheldon Jett

    One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

Crew

Writer

Rosemary Foster

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