Film
The Seesaw and the Shoes
United States- Age rating
- NR
- Director
- Douglas Foster
- Year
- 1945
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.
Top cast
Directed by
Douglas Foster
Written by
Rosemary Foster
