The Seesaw and the Shoes
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.
Genre: Drama, Documentary, History
Actors: John Nesbitt, Arthur Space, Helen Dickson
Director: Douglas Foster
Country: United States
