John Sutherland's biography is a dutiful and thorough act of homage to a former colleague and friend.

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John Thurso, Liberal Democrat MP for Caithness Sutherland and Easter Ross, said Dounreay was a world leading centre of technological innovation.

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The biography category features a diverse range of subjects including Mary Queen of Scots by John Guy and poet Stephen Spender by John Sutherland.

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