Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- The Seesaw and the Shoes
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- en
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