Complex sentence: Kirtley Mathers, one of the scientists who testified for the defense in the Scopes Trial, writing for Science, referred the book as the definitive account of the scopes trial, praising its ability to capture both the atmosphere and the human element of the trial.
Split into simpler sentences: Kirtley Mathers, one of the scientists who testified for the defense in the Scopes Trial, spoke highly of the book in a review that appeared in Science. Mathers referred to the book as the definitive account of the scopes trial, praising its ability to capture both the atmosphere and the human element of the trial.