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The Seesaw and the Shoes

M19457.0/10DramaDocumentary
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About The Seesaw and the Shoes

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.

At a glance

Release year

1945

Rating

7.0/10

Type

Movie

Provider

Neon · Yoru · Cypher · Sage · Breach · Vyse

Genres

DramaDocumentaryHistory

Actors

John Nesbitt profile photo

John Nesbitt

Narrator

Arthur Space profile photo

Arthur Space

Charles Goodyear (uncredited)

H

Helen Dickson

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

Feodor Chaliapin Jr. profile photo

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Bit Part (uncredited)

S

Sheldon Jett

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

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