Complex sentence: Herreshoff (pronounced "Herres-hoff") was born in Bristol, Rhode Island, and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1870 with a 3-year degree in mechanical engineering.
Split into simpler sentences: Herreshoff (pronounced "Herres-hoff") was born in Bristol, Rhode Island. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1870 with a 3-year degree in mechanical engineering.