| The second industrial revolution arrived in Canada hard on the heels of the first. The changes it brought may be seen in the transformation of the structure of knowledge in the pulp and paper industry. The loci of knowledge, the institutions of knowledge generation and diffusion, the degree of unity in the knowledge base, all underwent dramatic changes in the first third of the twentieth century. These changes may be seen in the processes of pulp and paper manufacture, the organization of technical institutions and the programme of scientific investigation within and without firms. Pulp and paper evolved from a wood-using industry to a cellulose-processing industry. This evolution was driven by demand for higher and more precisely-tailored output and the need to compete against other sources of pulp and paper from abroad as well as non-paper products. |
