The Seesaw and the Shoes

The Seesaw and the Shoes

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English/11 min./1945

Genres

Drama Documentary History

Synopsis

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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