The article is a biography of the historian of science, David M. Knight. It contains reminiscences of the author's relations with Knight while he was a postgraduate at Oxford and thereby conveys an impression of the state of history of science in Britain in the 1960s. It offers a conspectus of Knight's prolific literary activity and teaching career at the University of Durham. His love of chemistry and admiration for the work of Sir Humphry Davy is emphasised.

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大卫·马库斯·奈特 (1936–2018)：感谢

这篇文章是科学史学家大卫·M·奈特 (David M. Knight) 的传记。它包含了作者与奈特在牛津读研究生时的关系的回忆，从而传达了对 1960 年代英国科学史状况的印象。它概述了奈特在达勒姆大学的多产文学活动和教学生涯。他对化学的热爱和对汉弗莱·戴维爵士的工作的钦佩得到了强调。