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The Seesaw and the Shoes
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The Seesaw and the Shoes

1945
Directed byDouglas Foster
0h 11m

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.

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John NesbittNarratorArthur SpaceCharles Goodyear (uncredited)Helen DicksonOne of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)Feodor Chaliapin Jr.Bit Part (uncredited)Sheldon Jett

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One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)
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NR
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