Movies like The Seesaw and the Shoes (1945)

Name: The Seesaw and the Shoes
Director: Douglas Foster
Genre: Documentary, Drama, History, Short
Released: 1945-05-05
Duration: 11 Min
Rating: 7
Cast: John Nesbitt, Helen Dickson, Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

The Seesaw and the Shoes (1945)

United States11Min

7 ( 77 Votes )

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.