The Seesaw and the Shoes

Movie · 0h 11m

Starring John Nesbitt, Arthur Space, Helen Dickson, Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

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.