Two articles which are perhaps of interest?
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/the-long-knotty-world-spanning-story-of-string/
and
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/the-symbolic-seashell/
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/the-long-knotty-world-spanning-story-of-string/
and
https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/the-symbolic-seashell/