The Seesaw and the Shoes

Release Year
1945
Runtime
11m
Genres
Documentary
Drama
History
Directed By
Douglas Foster
The Seesaw and the Shoes

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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