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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Ayyagari Sambasiva Rao<br />
| image = <br />
| birth_date = 20 September 1914<br />
| birth_place = [[Mogallu]], [[West Godavari district]]<br />
| death_date = 31 October 2003<br />
| death_place = [[Hyderabad]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| citizenship = India<br />
| education = [[Physics]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Banaras Hindu University]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Stanford University]]<br />
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]] Award|<br />
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'''Ayyagari Sambasiva Rao''' (popularly known as A. S. Rao) (1914–2003) was an Indian scientist and founder of [[Electronics Corporation of India Limited]] (ECIL), [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India.<br />
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He completed his M.Sc in physics from Banaras Hindu University and then Masters in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.<br />
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<ref>[http://www.ecil.co.in/history.html History of Electronics Corporation of India Ltd]</ref><ref name="ASRAC">{{cite web |url=http://www.drasrac.org/default_files/Page590.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130052119/http://www.drasrac.org/default_files/Page590.htm |archive-date=30 January 2014 |title=Dr A. S. Rao (1914-2003)}}</ref><br />
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==Awards and honours==<br />
Rao represented India at many international conferences on scientific development including UN conferences on peaceful uses of atomic energy. He also served on the editorial and advisory boards of many scientific journals including many international journals of repute.<ref name=ASRAC/><br />
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Recognition of his services to the nation has brought Rao many awards and honours:<br />
*[[Padma Shri]] Award in 1960,<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref><br />
*[[Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award]] for Engineering Sciences in 1965,<br />
*Doctor of Science degree, honoris causa, from [[Andhra University]] in 1969,<br />
*[[Padma Bhushan]] in 1972,<ref name="Padma Awards" /><br />
*Fellow of [[Indian Academy of Sciences]] in 1974,<br />
*FICCI Award for outstanding achievement in Engineering in 1976, *National design Award from [[Institution of Engineers (India)]] in 1977,<br />
*Outstanding Scientist Award from A.P. Academy of Science in 1988, Prof.<br />
*Nayudamma Memorial Gold Medal in 1989.<br />
*[[A.S.Rao Nagar]] (near ECIL) in Secunderabad was named in his honour<br />
*Postal stamp was released on 16 November 2014 on the occasion of his birth centenary.<br />
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==Legacy==<br />
[[A. S. Rao Nagar]] is a major suburb of Hyderabad named after Rao.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/in-memory-of-the-ecil-founder/article3474569.ece |title=In memory of the ECIL founder - SECN |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=2018-04-17}}</ref> A biography titled ''The Man with a Vision'' was written on Rao by his friend D. Mohana Rao.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/as-rao-scientist-teacher-entrepreneur/article6430004.ece |title=A.S. Rao – scientist, teacher, entrepreneur |publisher=The Hindu |date=2014-09-21 |access-date=2018-04-17}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/A-S-Rao-ECIL-founder-dead/articleshow/262988.cms<br />
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