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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 9 August 2010. It was captioned as follows: English: The 9th August 2010 is Marvin Minsky's 83rd birthday. He is the inventor of the confocal technology and especially the confocal white light microscopy. When he made his invention in 1957 he probably could not imagine that it once would be a common technology for the measurement of 3-dimensional surface properties in material science. The picture shows the 3d representation of one of the stars embossed on one side of a 1-euro coin. The size of the measured area is 800 µm by 800 µm (0.8 mm by 0.8 mm), the vertical range is approximately 60 µm (0.06 mm). The colours of the surface show the height according to the scale on the right side of the image. Other languages: Català: Representació tridimensional d'una de les estrelles de les monedes d'1 euro, de 0,8 per 0,8 mm i un relleu de 0,06 mm aproximadament mostrat en una escala de colors. La imatge està reproduïda gràcies a un microscopi confocal que utilitza una tecnologia inventada el 1957 per Marvin Minsky i usada en la ciència de materials. El 9 d'agost de 2010 és el seu aniversari complint 83 anys. Čeština: Dne 9. srpna 2010 slaví 83. narozeniny Marvin Minsky, vynálezce konfokálního mikroskopu. Na obrázku je vidět 3D zobrazení jedné z hvězd na lícu jednoeurové mince. Velikost zobrazené části je 0,8×0,8 mm, výška je vyznačena barvou podle stupnice vpravo. Dansk: 9. august 2010 er Marvin Minskys 83-års fødseldag. Minsky er opfinder af konfokal-teknologien og især konfokalmikroskopet. Da han opfandt det i 1957 kunne han sikkert ikke forestille sig, at det en gang ville blive en almindelig teknologi til måling af tredimensionale overfladeegenskaber inden for materialevidenskaben. Billedet er en 3D-visning af en af stjernerne på en 1-euromønt. Størrelsen af det viste areal er 800 µm gange 800 µm (0,8 mm gange 0,8 mm), og det vertikale mål ca. 60 µm (0,06 mm). Overfladens farver viser højden i henhold til skalaen til højre i billedet. Deutsch: Der 9. August 2010 ist der 83. Geburtstag von Marvin Minsky. Er ist der Erfinder der Konfokaltechnik und insbesondere der konfokalen Weißlichtmikroskopie. Als er 1957 seine Erfindung machte, konnte er sich vermutlich nicht vorstellen, dass sie eines Tages zu einer gängigen Technologie für die 3-dimensionale Vermessung von Oberflächen in der Materialwissenschaft würde. Das Bild zeigt die 3-d-Darstellung eines erhabenen Sterns auf einer 1-Euro-Münze. Die vermessene Fläche ist 800 µm × 800 µm (0,8 mm × 0,8 mm) groß, die Gesamthöhe beträgt etwa 60 µm (0,06 mm). Die Farben der Oberfläche ermöglichen die Zuordnung der lokalen Objekthöhe anhand der rechts dargestellten Farbskala. English: The 9th August 2010 is Marvin Minsky's 83rd birthday. He is the inventor of the confocal technology and especially the confocal white light microscopy. When he made his invention in 1957 he probably could not imagine that it once would be a common technology for the measurement of 3-dimensional surface properties in material science. The picture shows the 3d representation of one of the stars embossed on one side of a 1-euro coin. The size of the measured area is 800 µm by 800 µm (0.8 mm by 0.8 mm), the vertical range is approximately 60 µm (0.06 mm). The colours of the surface show the height according to the scale on the right side of the image. Español: El 9 de agosto de 2010 es el 83.º aniversario de Marvin Minsky, inventor de la tecnología confocal y especialmente del microscopio confocal. Cuando lo inventó en 1957 probablemente no imaginó que se convertiría en la tecnología más común para la medida de las propiedades de las superficies tridimensionales en la ciencia de materiales. La fotografía es una representación tridimensional de una de las estrellas que aparecen en una de las caras de una moneda de 1€. El tamaño del área medida es de 0,8×0,8 mm, la altura vertical es de aproximadamente 0,06 mm. Los colores de la superficie fotografiada miden la altura de acuerdo con la escala que aparece en la parte derecha de la imagen. Français : Le 9 août 2010 est le 83e anniversaire de Marvin Minsky's. Il est l’inventeur de la technologie confocale et notamment du microscope confocal en lumière blanche. Quand il réalisa cette invention en 1957, il ne pouvait probablement pas imaginer qu’elle deviendrait une technique commune pour la mesure des propriétés tridimensionnelles des surfaces en science des matériaux. L’image montre une représentation en 3D d’une des étoiles gravées en relief sur une face d’une pièce de 1 euro. La taille de la région mesurée est de 800 µm × 800 µm (0,8 mm × 0,8 mm), l’échelle verticale est d’environ 60 µm (0,06 mm). Les couleurs de la surface montrent la hauteur selon l’échelle affichée à droite de l’image. Nederlands: Vandaag is de 83e verjaardag van Marvin Minsky, de uitvinder van de confocale technologie en in het bijzonder de confocale laserscanmicroscopie. Toen hij deze uitvinding deed in 1957 zou hij waarschijnlijk niet hebben kunnen bedenken dat het eens zou uitgroeien tot een algemene techniek voor het meten van driedimensionale oppervlakte-eigenschappen in de materiaalkunde. De afbeelding toont een 3d-weergave van een van de sterren die zijn gegaufreerd (ingeperst) op een van de beide zijden van een euromuntstuk van 1 euro. De omvang van het opgemeten gebied meet 800 µm bij 800 µm (0,8 mm bij 0,8 mm) met een verticale hoogte van ongeveer 60 µm (0,06 mm). De kleuren van het oppervlak tonen de hoogte volgens de schaal aan rechterzijde van de afbeelding. Português: Detalhes de moeda de € 1,00. Македонски: Тридимензионален приказ на втисната ѕведичка на монетата од 1 евро. Површина: 800 µm × 800 µm, висина: 60 µm. 한국어: 1유로 동전 표면의 3차원 상세 묘사 : 동전의 한쪽 면에 있는 한개의 별모양을 나타낸다. 3d 옆면은 나노포커스사의 µsurf 공초점 백색광 현미경으로 측정되었다. 이 측정에서 가로 × 세로 너비는 800µm × 800µm(0.8mm × 0.8mm)이다. 세로 높이는 거의 60µm(0.06mm)이다. 표면 색상들은 이미지의 오른쪽면의 층에 따른 높이를 나타낸다. 이 그래픽은 MATLAB을 사용하여 제작되었다. 日本語： 2010年8月9日、マービン・ミンスキーは83歳の誕生日を迎える。ミンスキーは共焦点技術、なかんずく白色光共焦点顕微鏡の発明者であるが、1957年の発明時、それが物質科学の分野で表面性状の三次元測定に普通に用いられる技術になるとは彼もおそらく想像できなかったであろう。画像は1ユーロ硬貨の表面に浮彫りされた星印の1つの三次元表示。測定された範囲は800マイクロメートル（0.8ミリメートル）四方、上下方向には約60マイクロメートル（0.06ミリメートル）である。表面の色は高さを示す（画像右側に凡例がある）。 中文： 2010年8月9日是马文·闵斯基的83岁生日。他是共聚焦技术的发明人，尤其是共聚焦白光显微镜。1957年当他完成他的发明时，他可能想象不到这将成为一种材料科学三维表面特性测量的通用技术。这张图片显示了1欧元硬币上的一颗星星的三维表现，测量的区域为800 µm × 800 µm，垂直方向为60 µm。表面的颜色显示出其高度，图片右方为高度尺寸比例。 中文（繁體）： 2010年8月9日是馬文·閔斯基的83歲生日。他是共聚焦技術的發明人，尤其是共聚焦白光顯微鏡。1957年當他完成他的發明時，他可能想像不到這將成為一種材料科學三維表面特性測量的通用技術。這張圖片顯示了1歐元硬幣上的一顆星星的三維表現，測量的區域為800 µm × 800 µm，垂直方向為60 µm。表面的顏色顯示出其高度，圖片右方為高度尺寸比例。

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