Žonova Mëkenzi, Father of Clockwork

Žonova Mëkenzi (previously anglicised as Johnovver Mackenzie) was the (apparent) inventor of the telegraph and the gas-lamp lightbulb, and the father of horology. 
Born in then-Felonil in the 1490s, his father was a populist politician. Žonova popularised the Alternating Telegraph - he claimed he invented it, and most people believed he did, although it was theorised by sceptics that he plagiarised the design. Nevertheless, he was celebrated as the inventor of the telegraph machine, which of course revolutionised 16th century communications the world over. He also, (and this is more certain) invented the self-contained gas-lamp lightbulb. Both of these were horological inventions, that is, clockwork based. He achieved massive commercial success and became a household name, and a very wealthy man. His inventions crisscrossed Indratera. He had a feud and rivalry with Arnu Waldenstromm - Žonova championed the safe and intricate clockwork whilst Waldenstromm preferred the cleaner but more complex electricity. This feud came to a head when Žonova found out where Waldenstromm had gone into exile to develop electricity - he sent his thugs to Vörgåsen to smash up her lab and burn her prototypes, but she left just in time. She returned to Halcyon, helped disseminate electricity to the city, and became famous ever more.
Long after his death, Žonova's work was studied by Luthen Fortúno.
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