The Seesaw and the Shoes

Original title: The Seesaw and the Shoes

11 minutes • 1945 • 0.0 Score

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.

Douglas Foster

Director