Complex sentence: William Morton, son of an upholsterer, was born in Royston, Cambridge, on January 18,1838.Looking back on his childhood from the 1930's, Morton recalled his amazement when first seeing the newly invented "penny-farthing" bicycle.
Split into simpler sentences: William Morton, son of an upholsterer, was born in Royston, Cambridge, on January 18,1838. In later years, Morton recalled his astonishment when first seeing the newly invented "penny-farthing" bicycle.