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The Seesaw and the Shoes
Douglas Foster

The Seesaw and the Shoes

  • Drama
  • Documentary
  • History
RELEASE

1945-05-05

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

11 min

Description

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.