Tobacco or Health?

"Science tends to generalize, and generaliza­ tions mean simplifications . . . . And generaliza­ tions are also more satisfying to the mind than details. Of course, details and generalizations must be in proper balance: Generalizations can be reached only from details, while it is the generalization which gives value and interest to the detail:' . . . (A. Szent-Gyorgy, Science 1964) The first edition of this book, published in German as Tabak­ abhiingigkeit in 2001, was prompted by the fact that