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The Seesaw and the Shoes
The Seesaw and the Shoes

The Seesaw and the Shoes

1945

N/R

Categories:

  • Drama
  • Documentary
  • History

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.

Douglas Foster

Director

Rosemary Foster

Writer

Cast:

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  • John Nesbitt

    John Nesbitt

    Narrator
  • Arthur Space

    Arthur Space

    Charles Goodyear (uncr...
  • Helen Dickson

    Helen Dickson

    One of Goodyear's Gues...
  • Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

    Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

    Bit Part (uncredited)
  • Sheldon Jett

    Sheldon Jett

    One of Goodyear's Gues...