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The Seesaw and the Shoes

The Seesaw and the Shoes

Release: 1945-05-05 ·Runtime: 11m
Drama Documentary History

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.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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