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The Seesaw and the Shoes

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The Seesaw and the Shoes

May 5, 1945

0h 11m

★ 6.5

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.

Genres

Drama

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

John Nesbitt

Narrator

John Nesbitt

Arthur Space

Charles Goodyear (uncredited)

Arthur Space

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One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Bit Part (uncredited)

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

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One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

Sheldon Jett