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.
- Year : 1945
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : Drama, Documentary, History
- Studio : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Keyword : physician, stethoscope
- Director : Douglas Foster
- Cast : John Nesbitt, Arthur Space, Helen Dickson, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Sheldon Jett