The differential analyzer was based on the same principles as the pioneer machine developed by Vannevar Bush at MIT.
[2] It was designed and built by Svein Rosseland in cooperation with chief engineer Lie (1909-1983) of the Norwegian commercial instrument manufacturer Gundersen & Løken.
The machine was installed at the first floor of the Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Oslo.
The building as well as the machine was financed in large parts by grants from The Rockefeller Foundation.
When it was dismantled, sections of it were put on display at the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology.