The Seesaw and the Shoes
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11mins
Directed by
Douglas Foster,
Starring
John Nesbitt,
Arthur Space,
Helen Dickson,
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
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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.
