Education
Běhounek studied physics and mathematics at Charles University, later radiology in France with Marie Curie-Skłodowska.
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Běhounek studied physics and mathematics at Charles University, later radiology in France with Marie Curie-Skłodowska.
The asteroid 3278 Běhounek is named after him. In 1920s, he was one of the founders of State Radiological Institute. In 1926, he took part in an expedition of Roald Amundsen to the North Pole with airship Norge.
He survived its crash in 1928, and later described it in book Trosečníci na kře ledové.
As a scientist, he worked in industrial companies, medical institutions, universities and in the state academy. Since the 1950s, he has participated in work of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
In 1928, as an expert on cosmic rays, he was a member of crew of airship Italia led by Umberto Nobile.