The Seesaw and the Shoes (1945)
7.0(1)11mMay 5, 1945
Douglas Foster
Director
Rosemary Foster
Writer
Rate
Diary
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.
