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The Seesaw and the Shoes(1945)
Status: Released
Date: 1945-05-05
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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.
Languages: English.
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Movie: The Seesaw and the Shoes
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John Nesbitt
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Arthur Space
Charles Goodyear (uncredited)
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
Bit Part (uncredited)
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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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1945-05-05
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