The Seesaw and the Shoes
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May 5, 1945
11m
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.
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Language
English
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Cast
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)
