A Theory of the Knowledge Industry
  This paper deals with the social production of knowledge in the exact sciences. After defining the term, exact science, it delineates the broad dynamic of its history. It, then, offers a socio-economic historical explanation of why the production of knowledge has become a major industry, if not the largest industry, in the last hundred years. The paper concludes by drawing a detailed blueprint of the components, mechanisms and specificities of the knowledge industry. 
Hisham Ghassib
physics.hist-ph