Film
The Seesaw and the Shoes
1945Directed by Douglas Foster
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- Released
- Runtime
- 11m
About The Seesaw and the Shoes
- Drama
- Documentary
- History
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Douglas Foster
- Writer
- Rosemary Foster
