Marcus McCraven

Marcus McCraven (December 27, 1923 – May 5, 2021) was an electrical engineer, nuclear scientist, World War II veteran; revolutionary in the creation of nuclear weapons. He was a committee member on various high level projects. Life and education Marcus R. McCraven was born on December 27, 1923, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Marcus and Buena McCraven. McCraven graduated from high school, and enrolled at Howard University. During his freshman year of college, McCraven was drafted into the U.S. Army during World War II, serving as a supply clerk in the Army Engineering Regiment in Papua, New Guinea. working at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington D.C. Here McCraven became the project leader of the Nuclear Systems Branch.

McCraven's story as a nuclear scientist working on the Hydrogen bomb was a part of the Emmy-nominated documentary, "No Barriers Too High."

Personal life and death McCraven married Marguerite McCraven and had three children of their own. McCraven died on May 5, 2021, at the age of 97.