Complex sentence: He was Vice President of Research at General Atomics from 1955 to 1970, and published over 65 papers on botany, physics, mathematics, metallurgy and science policy, and was the holder of 18 patents relating to nuclear energy.
Split into simpler sentences: He was Vice President of Research at General Atomics from 1955 to 1970. He published over 65 papers on botany, physics, mathematics, metallurgy and science policy, and was the holder of 18 patents relating to nuclear energy.