Skip to content Part science outlet, part Radio Shack, part curio cabinet—American Science & Surplus is unique. Inside the Park Ridge, Ill. location of American Science & Surplus Credit: Eric Bangeman It was shortly after moving into Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood that I saw the sign for the first time: American Science & Surplus. My curiosity piqued, I pulled into the strip mall and walked into a store filled with an unimaginable variety of lab equipment, military surplus, tools, electro...