The Seesaw and the Shoes
|The Seesaw and the Shoes
Status: Released
Runtime: 11
Release Date: 05/05/1945
Origin Language: en
Origin Country: US
Languages: English
Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0 (0)
Drama
Documentary
History
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.
