The Seesaw and the Shoes
Drama
Documentary
History
May 5, 1945
0h 11m
Director: Douglas Foster
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.
