J. Robert Oppenheimer / Oppenposting

J. Robert Oppenheimerwas an American theoretical physicist best known as the "father of the atomic bomb" for his role in the Manhattan Project and for his famous quote from the Bhagavad Gita, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds," with which he expressed remorse over his creation. The quote has been used inmemessince as early as 2003, and starting in 2020, Oppenheimer himself became a subject of mocking posts on4chanand Twitter, with the trend of Oppenpostinggaining more popularity in 2023 following the promotional campaign for the biographical film Oppenheimer.