(The Seesaw and the Shoes)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama,

Documentary,

History

Runtime:

11 minutes

Year:

1945

Directors:

Douglas Foster

Production companies:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Actors:

Narrator

Charles Goodyear (uncredited)

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

Bit Part (uncredited)

One of Goodyear's Guests (uncredited)

Crews:

Writer

Director