The Seesaw and the Shoes

1945 | 0 h 11mins |U/A 13+| 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.

Starring: John Nesbitt, Arthur Space, Helen Dickson,