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The Seesaw and the Shoes

The Seesaw and the Shoes

6.5/10 1945 11m Released
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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
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Top Cast

John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt
Narrator
 Arthur Space
Arthur Space
Charles Goodyear (uncr
 Helen Dickson
Helen Dickson
One of Goodyear's Gues
 Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Bit Part (uncredited)
 Sheldon Jett
Sheldon Jett
One of Goodyear's Gues

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