Complex sentence: Yakov Isidorovich Perelman (December 4,1882March 16,1942) was a Russian and Soviet science writer and author of many popular science, including "Physics Can Be Fun" and "Mathematics Can Be Fun" (both translated from Russian into English).
Split into simpler sentences: Yakov Isidorovich Perelman (December 4,1882-March 16,1942) was a Russian author of many popular science books. Works include "Physics Can Be Fun" and "Mathematics Can Be Fun" (both translated from Russian into English).