He has been called "The Father of the Plastics Industry" for his invention of Bakelite, an inexpensive, nonflammable and versatile plastic, which marked the beginning of the modern plastics industry.
El a fost supranumit "Tatăl Industriei de mase plastice" pentru invenția sa, bachelita, un material plastic ieftin și neinflamabil care a marcat începutul industriei moderne a maselor plastice.