
The Seesaw and the Shoes
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.
- Year: 1945
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama, Documentary, History
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Keyword: physician, stethoscope
- Director: Douglas Foster
- Cast: John Nesbitt, Arthur Space, Helen Dickson, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Sheldon Jett