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The Seesaw and the Shoes

Release1945
Runtime11m

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.

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Original Language

en

Release Date

May 5, 1945

Popularity

0

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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