The Seesaw and the Shoes

(en)

1945

11m

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.

Status: Released

Release date: May 5, 1945

Countries of origin: United States of America,

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