Editing John Vincent Atanasoff (section)

==Heritage==
Atanasoff visited [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] twice, in 1975 and 1985.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.president.bg/en/cat39/Biography-Jonh-Atanasoff |title=Biography of John Atanasoff |website=president.bg |access-date=2024-02-01}}</ref> He visited Boyadzhik village, where his grandfather had been shot by the [[Ottoman Turks]], and was warmly welcomed by the locals and his father's relatives. He was made an honorable citizen of the town of Yambol, and received the "Key of the Town". He was also given various titles by the [[Bulgarian Academy of Sciences]]. The John Atanasov prize is awarded every year in Bulgaria. The [[3546 Atanasoff]] asteroid found at the Bulgarian astronomic observatory of Rozen, was named after him.<ref>{{cite web|title=Minor Planet Center, object 3546|url=http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=%E2%9C%93&object_id=3546|publisher=Minor Planet Center|access-date=2 November 2016}}</ref>