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The Seesaw and the Shoes

The Seesaw and the Shoes

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The Seesaw and the Shoes

1945
0h 11m
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Drama
Documentary
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Overview

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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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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5 members
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John Nesbitt

Narrator

John Nesbitt
Acting

Arthur Space

Charles Goodyear (uncredited)

Arthur Space
Acting

Helen Dickson

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

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Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

Bit Part (uncredited)

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Acting

Sheldon Jett

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

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