The Seesaw and the Shoes
The Seesaw and the Shoes
The Seesaw and the Shoes On Soap2Day. 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
- Country: United States
- Director: Douglas Foster
- Cast: John Nesbitt, Arthur Space, Helen Dickson, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Sheldon Jett,